Are udmalbet and udumalapet eggplant the same variety?

**mdvpc** · July 11, 2006

Here is Sandhills blurb:

Udmalbet: 51 days. Fist sized. Starts out greenish with purple streaks, then turns a deep golden color with purple streaks. Very attractive and productive. Pkt. $1.25

Here is SSE's:

Udumalapet Eggplant

Another beautiful and edible striped eggplant. Heavy yields of teardrop-shaped fruits are green with vibrant lavender stripes and striking green calyxes. Best eaten small, when fruits are about 3" long. Consistent heavy producer at Heritage Farm in northeastern Iowa on the Minnesota border. 80-90 days from transplant.

I am growing the Sandhill one and it turned yellow with stripes. The SSE photo is yellow with purple stripes also. I assume these are the same?

Do you wait for them to turn yellow before harvest or are they also ok to harvest before the yellow color sets in?

Thanks

July 11, 2006	#1
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	Are udmalbet and udumalapet eggplant the same variety? Here is Sandhills blurb: Udmalbet: 51 days. Fist sized. Starts out greenish with purple streaks, then turns a deep golden color with purple streaks. Very attractive and productive. Pkt. $1.25 Here is SSE's: Udumalapet Eggplant Another beautiful and edible striped eggplant. Heavy yields of teardrop-shaped fruits are green with vibrant lavender stripes and striking green calyxes. Best eaten small, when fruits are about 3" long. Consistent heavy producer at Heritage Farm in northeastern Iowa on the Minnesota border. 80-90 days from transplant. I am growing the Sandhill one and it turned yellow with stripes. The SSE photo is yellow with purple stripes also. I assume these are the same? Do you wait for them to turn yellow before harvest or are they also ok to harvest before the yellow color sets in? Thanks __________________ Michael