2005

Eggplant F1 ‘Fairy Tale’
Vegetable Award Winner

‘Fairy Tale’ is a petite plant with decorative miniature eggplants. The fruit appearance is as luscious as the taste. ‘Fairy Tale’ eggplants are white with violet/purple stripes. The fruit are sweet, non-bitter, with a tender skin and few seeds. Another superior quality is the window for harvest. The elongated oval eggplants can be picked when quite small at 1 to 2 ounces or they can be left on the plant until double the weight, and the flavor and tenderness remain. ‘Fairy Tale’ eggplants are recommended for marinating and grilling whole. The harvest can begin in just 49 to 51 days from transplanting. The petite plant reaches only 2½ feet tall and wide, perfect for container gardening. An eggplant has not won an AAS award since 1939, so ‘Fairy Tale’ is truly an exceptional new variety.