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Syrian Stuffing aubergine seeds

Name: Syrian Stuffing aubergine seeds
Brand: Kokopelli
Price: 3.9 EUR
Availability: InStock

3,90 €

An heirloom aubergine from Syria, Syrian Stuffing produces elongated violet-black fruits of 10 to 15 cm with tender flesh, traditionally used for stuffing.

The packet contains 30 seeds, organic and open-pollinated. Sow them under heated cover at around 24 °C from February to April, and plant the seedlings out after the last frosts.

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What you receive: 30 organic, open-pollinated seeds of Syrian Stuffing aubergine.
Sowing: under heated cover from February to April, in pots, at around 24 °C.
Before sowing: one week in the fridge, which breaks the seeds' dormancy.
The plant: 80 to 100 cm tall, one plant every 50 cm.
Harvest: from July to October, purple-black fruit of 10 to 15 cm.
What decides the crop: warmth, from sowing to fruit set.

Heirloom Syrian aubergine with purple-black fruit, for stuffing, 30 farm-saved seeds

The Syrian Stuffing aubergine seeds, from the Kokopelli association, give an heirloom Syrian variety with elongated purple-black fruits of 10 to 15 cm, traditionally used for stuffing. The packet contains 30 organic, open-pollinated seeds. They are sown under heated cover at around 24 °C, from February to April, after a week in the refrigerator.

Syrian Stuffing is a heritage aubergine from Syria, where it is traditionally used for stuffing. Its elongated fruits, 10 to 15 cm long and weighing 120 to 150 g, have a violet-black skin and tender flesh with a very good flavour. This small size lends itself to stuffed vegetables cooked whole, which you hollow out before filling.

🔆 A warm seedling

The aubergine is one of the vegetables that needs the most warmth at the start. Sow in pots at around 24 °C, in a bright, sheltered spot, about 10 weeks before the planting-out date, that is, from February to April. Beforehand, place the packet in the fridge for a week, at 4 to 5 °C: this cold spell breaks the dormancy of the seeds. At the end of winter, this steady bottom heat almost always comes from a heated mat, and the guide to setting up an indoor seedling area explains how to install the lighting and heating.

Sow

Sow in pots from February to April, at around 24 °C, after a week in the fridge.

Transplant

At the 2 to 3 leaf stage, transplant each seedling into its own small pot.

Planting

After the frosts, plant the root ball 50 cm apart in every direction, with the stem buried up to the first leaves.

💧 In an aquaponic bed

In aquaponics, the Syrian Stuffing is managed like other fruiting plants: it needs an already cycled system, with water rich enough in nutrients to support fruit. Its water demand is high and its roots take up a lot of space, so a deep grow bed filled with clay pebbles suits it better than deep water culture. Water temperature matters as much as air temperature, because the flowers set poorly when nights stay below 18 °C. The practical aquaponics calendar helps you fit this crop into the warm season.

An 80-litre tub for one aubergine

To set up your aubergines in an aquaponic system, choose the aquaponic grow bed in its 80 L size, the one for fruiting plants whose roots seek depth. Fill it with clay pebbles over its full height, after a thorough rinse. The pebbles hold the root ball of a plant that reaches 1 m and house the bacteria that convert fish waste into nitrates.

Whether you grow in a container or in open ground, planting out takes place after the last frosts, in April or May depending on your region. Plant the whole root ball, burying the stem up to the first leaves, then space the plants 50 cm apart in all directions. The plant reaches 80 to 100 cm, and a stake put in on the day of planting avoids damaging the roots later. In a cool climate, growing under cover gives a more reliable harvest, because nightshades need light and warmth to produce fruit.

🍆 A crop for stuffing

Harvesting runs from July to October. Pick each fruit when it reaches 10 to 15 cm and its skin is still glossy, because a skin that turns dull signals a fruit that is hardening and whose seeds are forming. Cut with secateurs, keeping the calyx, since the aubergine's stalk is woody and tears if you twist it. The Prima Belle pepper is sown at the same time and needs the same warmth, which lets you grow the two crops side by side.

Technical specifications

The sachet

Number of seeds: 30Enough to sow around ten plants, keeping a margin for germination.
Seed origin: Kokopelli associationOrganic seeds, royalty-free.
Seed type: Open-pollinated, non-hybridReproducible: seed from your own harvest will give the same variety.
Seed storage: Around 6 yearsStore in a dry, cool, dark place.

The variety

Botanical name: Solanum melongena
Variety origin: Syrie
Fruit: Elongated, purple-black, 10 to 15 cm120 to 150 g, tender flesh, traditionally stuffed.
Adult height: 80 to 100 cmA stake put in at planting.

Seedling and harvest

Seedlings under cover: February to AprilIn pots, 10 weeks before planting out.
Seedling temperature: About 24 °CA week in the fridge before sowing breaks dormancy.
Germination time: 8 to 15 days
Installation: After the last frostsPlug buried up to the first leaves.
Spacing: 50 cm in every direction
Harvest period: July to October

To budget for separately

Start-up heat: A seedling heat mat
Growing medium: Clay pebbles or coco fibre

8 further specifications are available in the detailed view.

In the box

1 paper packet of 30 Syrian Stuffing aubergine seeds, harvested from organic farming
1 variety label: botanical name, sowing period, and year of seed harvest

Variety sheet from the seed supplier Kokopelli (contents, sowing, harvest, sizes), checked on 11/10/2026; the number of seeds may vary from one batch to another. Temperatures, germination times and storage periods are approximate figures for mainland France.

Manufacturer and product safety

Manufacturer: Association Kokopelli (SIREN 433481124, TVA FR80433481124)
Postal address: 7 route de Sabarat, Forêt de Castagnès, 09290 Le Mas-d'Azil, France
Contact: Formulaire de contact : https://kokopelli-semences.fr/fr/faq/ (aucune adresse e-mail publique) ; téléphone 05 61 67 69 87
Website: kokopelli-semences.fr

Information provided under Regulation (EU) 2023/988 on general product safety.

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Frequently asked questions

6 questions

6 key questions

Do you really need a heat mat to sow an aubergine?

Why put seeds in the fridge before sowing?

How do you train a Syrian Stuffing plant?

My plant is producing leaves but no fruit, what's going on?

How much space does each plant need?

Can aubergine be grown in aquaponics?

Yes, provided you give it what all fruiting plants require.

The system must be cycled and carry enough fish to feed a plant that produces fruit. The grow bed must be deep and filled with clay pebbles, because deep water culture holds a plant of 80 to 100 cm poorly.

Water temperature remains the tricky point: outdoors, it limits this crop to the main season, from late spring to early autumn.

Growing calendar

Guidelines for mainland France, to be shifted by about 2 weeks depending on your region.

Stage
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Installation2 months	Installation: no	Installation: no	Installation: no	Installation in April	Installation in May	Installation: no	Installation: no	Installation: no	Installation: no	Installation: no	Installation: no	Installation: no
Flowering and fruit set2 months	Flowering and fruit set: no	Flowering and fruit set: no	Flowering and fruit set: no	Flowering and fruit set: no	Flowering and fruit set: no	Flowering and fruit set in June	Flowering and fruit set in July	Flowering and fruit set: no	Flowering and fruit set: no	Flowering and fruit set: no	Flowering and fruit set: no	Flowering and fruit set: no
Harvest4 months	Harvest: no	Harvest: no	Harvest: no	Harvest: no	Harvest: no	Harvest: no	Harvest in July	Harvest in August	Harvest in September	Harvest in October	Harvest: no	Harvest: no

KeySeedlings under heated coverInstallationFlowering and fruit setHarvest

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Growing guidance

Seedling temperature: Approximately 24 °CBelow 20 °C, germination becomes very uneven
Germination time: 8 to 15 days
Dormancy: 1 week at 4 or 5 °CPacket in the refrigerator just before sowing
Seedling before planting out: 10 weeks
Spacing: 50 cmIn every direction, in a container or in open ground
Adult height: 80 to 100 cmStake put in at planting
Fruit: 10 to 15 cm, 120 to 150 gPurple-black, tender flesh
Harvest period: July to October
pH in aquaponics: 6.5 to 7.5The usual balance between fish, bacteria and plants
Seed storage: Around 6 yearsDry and away from light

What you need to know

Aubergine seedling growth depends on bottom heat more than on room temperature. A pot placed on a heated mat germinates in 1 to 2 weeks, whereas the same seedling on a windowsill at 18 °C may never come up.
A week in the refrigerator, at 4 to 5 °C, breaks the seeds' dormancy. Do it just before sowing, not months in advance.
When planting, bury the stem up to the first leaves. The root ball is then well anchored and the plant gains stability.
Pick with secateurs, keeping the calyx, never by twisting the fruit. The stalk of the aubergine is woody and tears, damaging the branch.
Vigorous foliage with no fruit at all almost always comes down to temperature. Fruit set goes badly when nights stay below 18 °C.
In aquaponics, watch the water temperature as much as the air temperature: a fruiting plant set in cold water flowers without setting fruit, whereas a lettuce in the same bed grows normally.

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Syrian Stuffing aubergine seeds

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