Pics of some unusual and interesting eggplant in my garden

[nctomatoman]

This year (as always!), I mix in some favorites with some experiments (what else!).

So in order are:

An F5 from Orient Express that seems stable - working name was Speedy (because it is!), but I am going to name it Midnight Lightning
An F2 from a cross between Apple Green and what looks like Kermit (emerged last year in my attempt to grow out Apple Green - I assume it was an F1 hybrid)
Another F2 from that cross
Early Green Giant (just the plant and some set blossoms - we already picked a fruit. this is a great eggplant - we got it from Johnnys)
The third of the F2s I grew out from the Apple Green F1 (I looked for slight variations in stem color as seedlings). Oddly, these are all looking pretty much the same!
Rosa Bianca - no fruit yet, but it has set
An F2 from a cross between Casper and who knows what - showed up last year as a nice glossy black purple fruit, identified by the different stem color
An F4 from Orient Express that seems stable - plant not as dusky as Midnight Lightning, fruit not as dark purple - working name Twilight Lightning
The next 4 plants are more from the unexpected Casper cross. It is clear this was indeed a hybrid, since I am seeing some nice variation in the fruit, including a unique pale green with a lavender wash!
A plant from a friend that she said was a Thai Purple variety - looks like Orient Express hybrid
Italian Pink Bicolor (from Stokes - set fruit, assume it is like Prosperosa or Violette di Firenza)
Listada di Gandia - what a beauty this is!
New York Improved Spineless

I just went back and labeled the pics so they will be easier to identify

Eggplant in five gallon grow bags. The only way to go!

I plan to save plenty of seeds of all of these.....just in case some of you are interested in trying them out next year!