What are your varieties this year? - Page 2

JohnJones · July 6, 2017

Just Listada de Gandia and Little Fingers for me this year. I got what is apparently a bad pack of seeds of Black Beauty from an Ebay seller. Planted 10 with no germination.

I'm excited about my two Listada plants. Huge beautiful leaves with many developing eggies.

ako1974 · July 11, 2017

Diamond
New York Improved
Ping Tung

roper2008 · July 11, 2017

My eggplants are doing very well. Only two varieties, Machaiw F1 and Ichiban. They
pretty much taste the same, delicious grilled with olive oil, garlic powder, and salt.
I did try germinating ping tung long seeds earlier this year, but they did not germinate.
I will try again next year with a different source.

I like the bigger sized eggplants, but never have any luck growing them. That's why I'm always
doing the Asian ones. I may try again next year.

gorbelly · July 11, 2017

First eggplants of the season for me! Kamo:

HudsonValley · July 11, 2017

Those are gorgeous, Gorbelly! My eggplants are just starting to open a few blossoms, after suffering with horrible flea beetle and hail damage. Black Beauty seems to be doing the best, followed by a Japanese one called Senryo Nigo and a Turkish one called Halep Karasi. Casper probably won't produce at all, and Pandora Striped looks iffy. It's not the best year for eggplants in my garden, but I'll have some eventually!

gorbelly · July 11, 2017

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Originally Posted by HudsonValley

Those are gorgeous, Gorbelly! My eggplants are just starting to open a few blossoms, after suffering with horrible flea beetle and hail damage. Black Beauty seems to be doing the best, followed by a Japanese one called Senryo Nigo and a Turkish one called Halep Karasi. Casper probably won't produce at all, and Pandora Striped looks iffy. It's not the best year for eggplants in my garden, but I'll have some eventually!

Thanks, Hudson. I just remembered that I was supposed to arrange with you to send you some Aswad seed for this season. Would you still like seed? I actually forgot to save seed from mine last year, but I still have enough from my original packet to send about 20 seeds to you while having enough for a future growout for myself.

PM me if interested.

gorbelly · July 11, 2017

To taste these first Kamos, I roasted them with simple salt and pepper and good olive oil from Crete.

My eyes rolled back in my head. Excellent sweet, rich, lovely flavor. Just a little more satisfying tooth and chew than Mitoyo, which is a very soft and creamy eggplant. Hard to say which one is better. It really depends on what you want to use it for and what mood I'm in, I guess.

July 11, 2017

Yummy! Those are looking good, Gorbelly...

ako1974 · July 12, 2017

Quote:

Originally Posted by gorbelly

To taste these first Kamos, I roasted them with simple salt and pepper and good olive oil from Crete.

My eyes rolled back in my head. Excellent sweet, rich, lovely flavor. Just a little more satisfying tooth and chew than Mitoyo, which is a very soft and creamy eggplant. Hard to say which one is better. It really depends on what you want to use it for and what mood I'm in, I guess.

That looks awesome - nice variety. I have about half a dozen that are taking off right now. Can't wait.

roper2008 · July 14, 2017

The nice thing about the Asian ones is they grow fast. I've been eating eggplant for a month now.

Nice gorbelly, looks delish.

Labradors2 · July 14, 2017

Looks fabulous Gorbelly! I'm so jealous as mine are nowhere near producing yet

Linda

gdaddybill · July 14, 2017

Nice eggplants! I'm determined to grill some and yours look very appetizing. Unfortunately I'm having spider mite and aphid problems. Louisiana Oval Green are the only large ones I'm harvesting for now.

gorbelly · July 24, 2017

Been picking eggplants daily for a while now. Happy with productivity of all three varieties, and all taste very nice, but the Kamo is definitely the best. I think I'll stick to almost all Japanese varieties next year with maybe one or two plants for trialing new varieties.

Tonda bianca sfumata di rosa:

And again, this time with some Listada de Gandia:

ac21686 · August 21, 2018

Gorbelly, I came across your posts on Kamo and Mitoyo and was wondering which one is the heavier producer? I grew Mitoyo and put the plants in late this season so they're bit a slow but it is the best eggplant I've ever tasted. I like that full, rich flavor with no bitterness. I've yet to try Kamo but will try it out next season. I run a garden center with my family where we do a small produce stand and I like to experiment a bit. We've grown Rosa Bianca, Violetta di Firenze, Ichiban, Mitoyo, and Rosso di Rotondo. The only one I didn't like is Rosso...extremely bitter and I picked them at multiple stages. Perhaps it was an offyear for whatever reason, but I won't be using garden space on those again. How is Listada? I've heard it's very good.

agee12 · September 21, 2018

Lebanese Bunching - Over-wintered from 2017 season, meh taste.

I just harvested my 2018 eggplants. only one fruit per plant so far:

Mitoya - tasty which was expected based on reviews.

Ping Tung or Long Purple - Tasty but not in a standout way, I won't rule out that the fruit will get tastier down the line.

Casper - Now this was a revelation, I was mostly interested in this as a novelty but the one fruit that I harvested and cooked thus far has knocked my socks off in terms of taste.

July 11, 2017	#17
ako1974 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: New Jersey Posts: 109	Diamond New York Improved Ping Tung __________________ Arne Zone 6A, Northern NJ

July 11, 2017	#18
roper2008 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Virginia Bch, VA (7b) Posts: 1,337	My eggplants are doing very well. Only two varieties, Machaiw F1 and Ichiban. They pretty much taste the same, delicious grilled with olive oil, garlic powder, and salt. I did try germinating ping tung long seeds earlier this year, but they did not germinate. I will try again next year with a different source. I like the bigger sized eggplants, but never have any luck growing them. That's why I'm always doing the Asian ones. I may try again next year. Last edited by roper2008; July 11, 2017 at 06:34 PM.

July 14, 2017	#27
gdaddybill Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Burton, TX Posts: 294	Nice eggplants! I'm determined to grill some and yours look very appetizing. Unfortunately I'm having spider mite and aphid problems. Louisiana Oval Green are the only large ones I'm harvesting for now. Last edited by gdaddybill; July 14, 2017 at 11:37 AM. Reason: spelling

August 21, 2018	#29
ac21686 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: CT Posts: 68	Gorbelly, I came across your posts on Kamo and Mitoyo and was wondering which one is the heavier producer? I grew Mitoyo and put the plants in late this season so they're bit a slow but it is the best eggplant I've ever tasted. I like that full, rich flavor with no bitterness. I've yet to try Kamo but will try it out next season. I run a garden center with my family where we do a small produce stand and I like to experiment a bit. We've grown Rosa Bianca, Violetta di Firenze, Ichiban, Mitoyo, and Rosso di Rotondo. The only one I didn't like is Rosso...extremely bitter and I picked them at multiple stages. Perhaps it was an offyear for whatever reason, but I won't be using garden space on those again. How is Listada? I've heard it's very good. Last edited by ac21686; August 22, 2018 at 10:22 AM.

July 6, 2017	#16
JohnJones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Mississippi Posts: 339	Just Listada de Gandia and Little Fingers for me this year. I got what is apparently a bad pack of seeds of Black Beauty from an Ebay seller. Planted 10 with no germination. I'm excited about my two Listada plants. Huge beautiful leaves with many developing eggies.

July 11, 2017	#19
gorbelly Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Southeastern Pennsylvania Posts: 1,069	First eggplants of the season for me! Kamo:

July 11, 2017	#20
HudsonValley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Hudson Valley, NY, Zone 6a Posts: 626	Those are gorgeous, Gorbelly! My eggplants are just starting to open a few blossoms, after suffering with horrible flea beetle and hail damage. Black Beauty seems to be doing the best, followed by a Japanese one called Senryo Nigo and a Turkish one called Halep Karasi. Casper probably won't produce at all, and Pandora Striped looks iffy. It's not the best year for eggplants in my garden, but I'll have some eventually!

July 11, 2017	#23
MdTNGrdner Guest Posts: n/a	Yummy! Those are looking good, Gorbelly...

July 14, 2017	#26
Labradors2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,895	Looks fabulous Gorbelly! I'm so jealous as mine are nowhere near producing yet Linda

July 24, 2017	#28
gorbelly Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Southeastern Pennsylvania Posts: 1,069	Been picking eggplants daily for a while now. Happy with productivity of all three varieties, and all taste very nice, but the Kamo is definitely the best. I think I'll stick to almost all Japanese varieties next year with maybe one or two plants for trialing new varieties. Tonda bianca sfumata di rosa: And again, this time with some Listada de Gandia:

September 21, 2018	#30
agee12 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Georgia Posts: 196	Lebanese Bunching - Over-wintered from 2017 season, meh taste. I just harvested my 2018 eggplants. only one fruit per plant so far: Mitoya - tasty which was expected based on reviews. Ping Tung or Long Purple - Tasty but not in a standout way, I won't rule out that the fruit will get tastier down the line. Casper - Now this was a revelation, I was mostly interested in this as a novelty but the one fruit that I harvested and cooked thus far has knocked my socks off in terms of taste.