So this is why they call it Eggplant

bully · July 11, 2006

Oval Bianca

Do you need to stake or cage em?

**nctomatoman** · July 11, 2006

.....scramble em? fry em???

I use a short stake - 3 feet above the ground - and just use twine to kind of build a cage as the plant grows by tying loose loops around the plant, giving some of the side shoots support (the fruit gets heavy!).

bully · July 11, 2006

Thanks for the info, I'm out of cages so I'll have to build something elaborate by hand and from scratch...ha ha

Somewhere in a little town in Michigan, a chef in an industrial kitchen named Mrs. Bully just winced and rolled her eyes

..not knowing why, she assumed her husband was up to something.

hald · July 12, 2006

Let us know what they taste like. I grew some white ones a few years ago and was surprised by the quantity of seeds the fruit had.
-Hal

MawkHawk · August 6, 2006

Bully, I just stuck 1 small stake in the pot and tied with twine. Works fine so far.

July 11, 2006	#1
bully Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: S.E. MI Posts: 794	So this is why they call it Eggplant Oval Bianca Do you need to stake or cage em?

July 11, 2006	#2
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	.....scramble em? fry em??? I use a short stake - 3 feet above the ground - and just use twine to kind of build a cage as the plant grows by tying loose loops around the plant, giving some of the side shoots support (the fruit gets heavy!). __________________ Craig

July 12, 2006	#4
hald Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 23	Oval Bianca Let us know what they taste like. I grew some white ones a few years ago and was surprised by the quantity of seeds the fruit had. -Hal

August 6, 2006	#5
MawkHawk Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Metro Detroit/Z6 Posts: 168	Bully, I just stuck 1 small stake in the pot and tied with twine. Works fine so far. __________________ Mark