Seed Germination Eggplant

CapnChkn · February 21, 2013

I read through the "Saving eggplant seed" sticky in the Eggplant aka Aubergine forum. The 10th poster writes he refrigerates the seed to stimulate it by stratification. Now I'm confused. I know Eggplants are indigenous to sub-saharan Africa, east to India.

Scary looking isn't it?

If this is true, there should only be a dry and wet season, and after a prolonged period of dryness the seed should charge gangbusters to get established before the next dry spell. This isn't working out in practice.

Am I having a 70's moment here, or is there something I'm missing? Does this actually work? I'm looking at a batch of store-bought seed that started easily, and seed I saved from last year complaining about being awakened.

I discover eggplants are also stubborn pollnators, and need sonification like tomatoes. Seeing the number of seeds in the fruit itself, would the plant produce a huge mass of infertile seed? None of this is adding up!

February 21, 2013	#1
CapnChkn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Huntsville AL Posts: 91	Seed Germination Eggplant I read through the "Saving eggplant seed" sticky in the Eggplant aka Aubergine forum. The 10th poster writes he refrigerates the seed to stimulate it by stratification. Now I'm confused. I know Eggplants are indigenous to sub-saharan Africa, east to India. Scary looking isn't it? If this is true, there should only be a dry and wet season, and after a prolonged period of dryness the seed should charge gangbusters to get established before the next dry spell. This isn't working out in practice. Am I having a 70's moment here, or is there something I'm missing? Does this actually work? I'm looking at a batch of store-bought seed that started easily, and seed I saved from last year complaining about being awakened. I discover eggplants are also stubborn pollnators, and need sonification like tomatoes. Seeing the number of seeds in the fruit itself, would the plant produce a huge mass of infertile seed? None of this is adding up!