{"id":175,"date":"2012-09-10T12:21:58","date_gmt":"2012-09-10T12:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvegetables.com.au\/?p=175"},"modified":"2012-10-03T07:46:03","modified_gmt":"2012-10-03T07:46:03","slug":"eggplant-japanese-long-tom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvegetables.com.au\/eggplant-japanese-long-tom\/","title":{"rendered":"Eggplant &#8216;Japanese Long Tom&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>English Name<\/strong>: EGGPLANT JAPANESE LONG TOM\t<\/p>\n<p><strong>Asian Name<\/strong>: qie zi, ai kua, terung<\/p>\n<p><strong>Latin Name<\/strong>: Solanum melongena<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Description<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Japanese Long Tom is a prolific yielder &#8211; up to 50 fruit per plant.<\/li>\n<li>Early maturing variety.<\/li>\n<li>Disease resistant.<\/li>\n<li>Glossy purple-black fruit.<\/li>\n<li>Annual to 1.5m in height.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Harvesting<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Harvest when fruit is 16cm in length.<\/li>\n<li>Use fruit soon after harvesting.<\/li>\n<li>Pick the fruit when they are young to ensure higher production.<\/li>\n<li>Use a sharp knife to cut fruit from the plants.<\/li>\n<li>If the skin has started to wrinkle, the fruits are too mature and the flesh will be coarse and tough.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Results<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Plant in deep fertile soil with organic matter added before planting.<\/li>\n<li>Eggplants prefer full sun and regular watering.<\/li>\n<li>Stake plants to add support and prevent the fruit from touching the ground.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Uses<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Excellent for frying, cooking and pickling.<\/li>\n<li>Great for tempura.<\/li>\n<li>Suitable to bake, boil or mash.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>English Name: EGGPLANT JAPANESE LONG TOM Asian Name: qie zi, ai kua, terung Latin Name: Solanum melongena Description: Japanese Long Tom is a prolific yielder &#8211; up to 50 fruit per plant. 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