New Eggplant Experience

lakelady · August 29, 2011

My family is from Italy and of course, eggplants are a HUGE "staple" in our family, along with tomatoes. For years, I have felt the failure for not having the ability to produce any eggplants except for one or two per plant and hung my head in shame

. So this year, I got seeds for Rosa Bianca, along with a hybrid called "Little Prince" and started seeds once again after a 5 year hiatus. Seedlings did well, and I put them into the garden. Flea beetles attacked them and they were horribly sad and small. I decided to pull one plant and put into a pot and holy cow, it took off. Each week, I pulled another one out of the garden and potted it. Now, I can't tell you which variety is which since I got them all mixed up, but as soon as I figure out how to post pics here, I will do so because the difference is amazing. I will NEVER grow eggplants anywhere but in containers ever again.

August 29, 2011	#1
lakelady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: northern NJ zone 6b Posts: 1,862	New Eggplant Experience My family is from Italy and of course, eggplants are a HUGE "staple" in our family, along with tomatoes. For years, I have felt the failure for not having the ability to produce any eggplants except for one or two per plant and hung my head in shame . So this year, I got seeds for Rosa Bianca, along with a hybrid called "Little Prince" and started seeds once again after a 5 year hiatus. Seedlings did well, and I put them into the garden. Flea beetles attacked them and they were horribly sad and small. I decided to pull one plant and put into a pot and holy cow, it took off. Each week, I pulled another one out of the garden and potted it. Now, I can't tell you which variety is which since I got them all mixed up, but as soon as I figure out how to post pics here, I will do so because the difference is amazing. I will NEVER grow eggplants anywhere but in containers ever again.