- Organic
- Plants grow to 3-4 feet
- Berries grow to ¾ inch
- Tasteless when raw and unsweetened
- Good for freezing and canning
- 75-80 days from transplant
- 50 seeds per packet
(Solanum melanocerasum) Upright 3-4' branched plants produce hundreds of ¾" purple-black berries in clusters. Best when picked after berries turn from glossy to dull black. Tasteless when raw and unsweetened; best used in mock blueberry pies and preserves. Use about 1 pound of berries to ½ cup of sugar for best flavor. Good for freezing and canning.
Instructions - Sow seeds indoors ¼" deep. Thin seedlings when 2" tall and transplant into individual pots. Plant outdoors in rows 36" apart.