Outstanding slender purple fruit
Ornamental foliage protects the fruit
Purple flowered heirloom
Ideal for the BBQ
Versatile and easy to grow

The perfect eggplant to slice and grill on the BBQ, or dice for a delicious ratatouille, 'Slim Jim' is an Italian heirloom that produces purple cocktail-sized fruits in clusters, early in the season, on a plant with stunning, ornamental, purple leaves. Pick when fruits reach around 10-12cm and have a lovely, shiny lustre to savour their mild flavour and fine texture. Harvest from 13 weeks from transplant. Yields 2.4 kg per plant