{"product_id":"eggplant-florida-market-heirloom-seeds","title":"Eggplant ‘Florida Market’ Heirloom Seeds | Vegetable Seeds","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"251\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"249\"\u003eEggplant ‘Florida Market’ Heirloom Seeds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"253\" data-end=\"380\"\u003eA classic, reliable variety, \u003cstrong data-start=\"282\" data-end=\"309\"\u003eFlorida Market Eggplant\u003c\/strong\u003e produces \u003cstrong data-start=\"319\" data-end=\"349\"\u003elarge, glossy purple fruit\u003c\/strong\u003e with a distinctive bell shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"382\" data-end=\"608\"\u003eThis vigorous heirloom plant thrives in \u003cstrong data-start=\"422\" data-end=\"448\"\u003ewarm, sunny conditions\u003c\/strong\u003e, making it well suited to temperate and subtropical climates. 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