List of the best eggplant varieties for 2024, pros and cons and which one to choose

Heat-loving eggplants are grown in many regions of Russia. This plant is whimsical and requires compliance with growing conditions and agricultural technology. Let's consider a selection of the best varieties of eggplants for 2024, with different ripening periods, varieties for greenhouses, intended for various areas, with classic and round fruit shapes, the most productive.

The best eggplants for open ground for 2024

The ripening period of the crop affects the choice of variety. Early eggplants ripen first and produce products that can be eaten and sold profitably. Mid-season and late-season fruits can be processed and preserved.

Early

The variety Taste of mushrooms is intended for cultivation in private household plots. Its characteristics:

• short fruit, medium diameter, white skin color;
• the pulp is not bitter, whitish;
• weight – 150-180 g;
• harvest - 4.8-6.4 kg/sq. m;
• sets fruit regardless of temperature.

Disadvantages: not intended for cultivation in fields in production volumes.

Purple miracle is a compact plant of medium height. Characteristics:

• thornless;
• fruit of a classic shape, purple when ripe;
• greenish pulp, not bitter;
• eggplant weight – 100-350 g;
• yield – 5 kg per sq. m;
• immunity to mites and wilt.

Not stored for a long time.

Mid-season

The fruits of this group of varieties are harvested in mid-summer. They can be stored for some time, so they are considered more universal than earlier ones.

Plants Black Opal:

• tall, medium spreading;
• produce medium-sized eggplants, classic dark blue color;
• whitish pulp, not bitter;
• weight 150 g;
• taste good;
• harvest - 5.5-7.0 kg/sq. m.

Disadvantages: it is recommended to grow only on private farms.

Farama has the following advantages:

• rare thorns;
• large fruits 155-203 g;
• whitish tasty pulp;
• commercial products at the standard level - 2.9-3.4 kg.

Disadvantages of the variety: spreading and tall plant.

Late

The fruits of such varieties withstand storage well, although they ripen late.

The Sophia variety has the following characteristics:

• classically shaped fruits;
• rare thorns;
• no bitterness, snow-white pulp;
• large-fruited – up to 800 g;
• harvest - 7.4-7.7 kg.

Disadvantages: tall, spreading bushes.

Albatross variety and its advantages:

• brown-brown eggplants, large – 252-352 g;
• the pulp is not bitter, dense, white;
• excellent taste;
• yield - 6.4-6.5 kg.

Cons: not resistant to macrosporiosis, stolbur and anthracnose.

What varieties should I choose for my heifer?

Eggplant Amethyst is intended for home gardens, gardens and farms for planting under film.

Advantages:

• ripens early;
• fruits are medium-sized, shiny, pear-shaped, purple;
• without bitterness, white;
• weight – 240-280 g;
• yield - 6-7.5 kg per square meter. m.

Not recommended for cultivation on a production scale.

The Torpedo variety is characterized by the following advantages:

• fruits are intended for processing and cooking;
• the skin is purple, glossy, the eggplant shape is cylindrical;
• greenish pulp;
• weight – 150-200 g;
• from a meter of beds you can get 7.2 kg.

Disadvantages: the plant is tall and spreading.

Best Eggplants for 2024 by Region

When choosing a particular variety, you need to take into account the characteristics that affect the plant’s ability to tolerate the climatic conditions of the area. Eggplants are specially bred for Russian regions where they will grow successfully.

For the middle band

Bibo is a fruitful eggplant, which has the following advantages:

• oval, compact and uniform fruits, 190-200 g each;
• white skin;
• no bitterness;
• the taste is excellent;
• transportability;
• yield – 4.8 kg;
• does not suffer from fusarium.

Disadvantages: many spines on the cup.

The Alekseevsky variety has the following advantages:

• no thorns;
• milky pulp, no bitterness;
• great taste.

The variety has no obvious disadvantages.

For Siberia and the Urals

Varieties for cold regions with a climate unfavorable for heat-loving crops must withstand negative weather influences.

The Diamond variety has the following advantages:

• absence of spines on the calyx;
• a long, narrow fruit that is convenient for canning;
• weight – 100-164 g;
• dense, non-bitter greenish flesh;
• the taste after processing is excellent;
• friendly formation of stepchildren;
• the yield of marketable fruits is 2.1-7.5 kg/sq.m. m.

Disadvantages: not resistant to mosaic and stolbur.

White Night and its characteristics:

• medium-sized fruit;
• peel white;
• spines infrequent;
• not bitter, the fruits are whitish in the middle;
• average fruit weight – 200-220 g;
• yield – 5.6-6.0 kg/sq.m.

Disadvantages: poor tying during temperature fluctuations.

For the Moscow region

In the Moscow region, eggplants grow better in greenhouses, but they can also be grown outside, in garden beds. For example, the Giselle variety, which has the following advantages:

• long fruits with purple skin;
• dense, white pulp;
• large-fruited – 310-409 g;
• yield - 11.6-17.6 kg per square meter. m;
• 92-99% of marketable products can be collected.

Cons: presence of spikes.

The Agate variety is characterized by the following advantages:

• long and thick fruit;
• the surface is highly glossy, the color is purple;
• thornless;
• the pulp is not bitter, light;
• homogeneous fruits weighing 250 g;
• yield – 6.8 kg;

Cons: not grown on an industrial scale.

Selection of varieties for 2024 according to various criteria

In addition to general characteristics, when choosing a variety you need to look at other criteria. For example, someone doesn’t like it when there are a lot of seeds inside, so they will be interested in seedless varieties. Some gardeners specifically select rare varieties and conduct experiments on growing them.

The best varieties of eggplant without seeds

The low-seeded variety Maxik has the following advantages:

• early ripeness;
• medium-length and long narrow fruits;
• rare thorns;
• greenish color, non-bitter pulp;
• excellent taste;
• yield – 3.5-4.5 kg/sq. m.

Cons: does not handle temperature changes well enough.

Purple miracle and its advantages:

• no thorns;
• not a bitter middle;
• greenish color, skins – classic, dark blue;
• weight – 100-130 g;
• yield – 5 kg.

The variety is weakly resistant to spider mites.

Rare varieties

Newly bred varieties are not as common as those that have been grown for several decades. But many have properties that make them interesting for gardeners.

The Gardener's Dream variety, in addition to early ripening, has the following advantages:

• compact and aligned fruits 150-180 g;
• thornless;
• light flesh, not bitter;
• the taste after cooking is excellent;
• harvest - 5.6-5.7 kg/sq. m.

Not resistant to diseases due to temperature changes.

Eggplant Epic also early ripening, it has the following advantages:

• fruits of moderate length and diameter;
• almost no thorns;
• not bitter, the flesh is pleasant whitish;
• weight – 220-230 g;
• harvest - 5.8 kg.

Cons: not resistant to TMV.

The highest yielding representatives

The Favorit variety is distinguished by the fact that it gives from 1 sq. m of open beds or greenhouses for over 5 kg of fruit. Its characteristics:

• the plant is medium in height and width;
• thornless;
• dense, light flesh;
• weight – 307 g.

Disadvantages: for cultivation only in private plots.

The Behemoth variety is distinguished by the fact that it grows up to 1.5-2.1 m. Fruits of 322 g grow on such a bush. Its other characteristics:

• long fruits – up to 20 cm;
• harvest from every square m – 17.3 kg;
• commercial products at the level of 99%;
• can be stored indoors.

Disadvantages: treatment for diseases is required, demanding on agricultural technology.

Round eggplants for 2024

The popular Helios variety is known for the fact that its fruits, after cooking, acquire a taste reminiscent of mushroom. The pulp is dense, white, and does not darken after the skin is removed. Advantages of the variety:

• no bitterness;
• fruit weight 300-700 g;
• unpretentiousness to growing conditions.

Disadvantages: small amount of fruit.

Bumbo is grown on personal plots and farm fields. Advantages of the variety:

• you can cook and preserve food;
• glossy, white fruits;
• large – 0.6-1.2 kg;
• yield – 7 kg per sq. m.

Disadvantages: growing only under film.

The number of varieties and hybrids of eggplant with different characteristics allows you to choose from the variety the option that is most suitable for the region or will meet other wishes of the vegetable grower. Many people pay attention to the shape of eggplants, some prefer the classic elongated one, others choose the round one. In your personal garden you can grow varieties of different ripening periods; the early ones will be used for summer consumption, the middle ones for processing, and the late ones for storage.

Most varieties are grown using standard agricultural techniques, only some of them are resistant to cold, so in cold areas it is recommended to plant plants in a greenhouse. As for yield, the majority of varieties produce a yield sufficient to meet the requirements of private household plots.