![]() ![]() ![]() © Mertie Mae Botanics LLC and Horticulture Talk!, 2011. The likelihood of this occurring is about as good as pigs flying. The only hope of Ichiban Hybrid coming back from the ‘dead’ is if Monsanto/Seminis sell the breeding rights to another seed producer, or if they bring it back themselves. I have tried it in my trial gardens in 2010, but found that it lacked the flavor of the Ichiban and didn’t seem to produce as well in a side-by-side comparison. The fruits are more prone to scarring and the plants are not as disease resistant as other types.įor now, many companies have replaced Ichiban Hybrid with Millionaire Hybrid (offered by American Takii Seeds and distributed through many seed catalogs like Jung and Burpee). Ichiban Hybrid is a casualty of this process, as it was not versatile enough to be offered for commercial growers. This buyout has resulted in a number of changes, including the correction of varietial names that were illegally sold by Seminis to increase their offerings and desireability (see here) and the discontinuation of many varieties that were only offered to home gardeners. If you have heard any rumblings through the gardening community in the last five years, then it was without a doubt about how Monsanto had tapped into the home gardening market by acquisitioning Seminis Seeds (to read more on this, click here). I’m sorry to have to be the one to tell you this, but it is most likely that we will have to have a funeral for your dear friend, Ichiban Hybrid Eggplant. I’m an avid reader of your blog and I would like to know the answer to why I can’t buy ichiban eggplant this year. ![]()
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