What variety for next year?

tjg911 · September 15, 2006

I may have picked the last of my eggplants. It is way too early for this but for the past few weeks it has been in the 70's and cool, some days we did not get to 70. Last weekend we had temps down into the 30's on 2 nights. My 3 Cloud Nine plants don't look like they did a month ago nor are they producing flowers like they were! I have a few fruits and flowers on each plant but they are really small fruits that are not growing much. 2 fruits at 1/2 picking size developed a dark soft spot and they were discarded. This weekend temps are supposed to go back into the 80's and Monday they are forecasting 87!

Cloud Nine produced a more useable eggplant for me this year than Ichiban did last year. Since I don't grill or bake them, I prefer the tear drop shape. Maybe next year I'll try Black Beauty, I always viewed that variety as the 'big this' or 'early that' run of the mill variety. Of the 2 varieties I have grown I don't see any difference in taste, I always thought for the most part all eggplants taste the same. My only reason I don't like Cloud Nine is with white skins they are hard to see if all the skin was removed by the peeler. I fry them and use them with combinations of broccoli, swiss chard, zucchini, peppers, in spaghetti sauce and babaganosh (sp?) (that's fried not baked).

I grow 3 plants, each plant in a 5 gallon pail. Is Black Beauty a good producer for CT? I want good yields more than aesthetics or taste, as I said I think all eggplants taste alike.

Thanks,

Tom

Polar_Lace · September 15, 2006

Tom,

You can check here; if you join, you can rate veggies that grow in your area, re: up North here.

Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners

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Curious which vegetable varieties might grow best in your garden? Cornell researchers are, too. This site compiles information from your fellow gardeners to help you decide what to try. Read more about this Citizen Science program. The information you supply can also influence breeding efforts and seed availability.

I like to read this one too: Cornell Vegetables Resources for commercial growers

No I don't grow anything commercially; but I like to read about it.

September 15, 2006	#1
tjg911 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: zone 5b northwest connecticut Posts: 2,570	What variety for next year? I may have picked the last of my eggplants. It is way too early for this but for the past few weeks it has been in the 70's and cool, some days we did not get to 70. Last weekend we had temps down into the 30's on 2 nights. My 3 Cloud Nine plants don't look like they did a month ago nor are they producing flowers like they were! I have a few fruits and flowers on each plant but they are really small fruits that are not growing much. 2 fruits at 1/2 picking size developed a dark soft spot and they were discarded. This weekend temps are supposed to go back into the 80's and Monday they are forecasting 87! Cloud Nine produced a more useable eggplant for me this year than Ichiban did last year. Since I don't grill or bake them, I prefer the tear drop shape. Maybe next year I'll try Black Beauty, I always viewed that variety as the 'big this' or 'early that' run of the mill variety. Of the 2 varieties I have grown I don't see any difference in taste, I always thought for the most part all eggplants taste the same. My only reason I don't like Cloud Nine is with white skins they are hard to see if all the skin was removed by the peeler. I fry them and use them with combinations of broccoli, swiss chard, zucchini, peppers, in spaghetti sauce and babaganosh (sp?) (that's fried not baked). I grow 3 plants, each plant in a 5 gallon pail. Is Black Beauty a good producer for CT? I want good yields more than aesthetics or taste, as I said I think all eggplants taste alike. Thanks, Tom