65 days to maturity after transplant. Solanum melongena ’Ao Daimaru’. Ao Daimaru Eggplant Seeds. Non-GMO, warm-season, annual, hybrid. Ao Daimaru is a highly prized traditional kyo yasai or Kyoto vegetable from the Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It has been a delicacy in that region since the early Meiji period. This unique open-pollinated fruit is globe-type with a flat bottom, light green skin, green calyx, and averages a quarter pound. This extra early prolific producer is recommended for greenhouse, container, and open field growing. Approximately 6,250 seeds per oz.