60 days maturity after transplant. Solanum melongena ’Shoya Long’. Shoya Long Eggplant Seeds. Non-GMO, warm-season, annual, hybrid. An early maturing hybrid with high yields and an upright plant habit. The fruit has deep purple skin and calyx. It matures to 14-16 inches long and weighs about half a pound. Good for greenhouses (spring harvest) and open field growing (summer harvest). Try growing these in containers with support. Approximately 6,625 seeds per oz.