Ichiban eggplant buds! - Page 2

WilburMartin · June 24, 2016

I have not noticed any dropped buds - and a very healthy local bumble bee population fertilizes all of my plants, thankfully.

Bodhi Peace · June 30, 2016

How are your fruits coming along?
My biggest is my barbarella. It has one about the size of a small beefsteak tomato.

WilburMartin · June 30, 2016

I have harvested 2 Ichiban - about 7" each - and roasted them. They were so good!

I have 2 Black Beauty about to emerge from the calyx, and 6 Ichiban about to emerge from the calyx, too. Tons of buds on the Black Beauty and Ichiban plants - as long as I keep watering and harvesting regularly, I should have eggplants all summer.

Bodhi Peace · June 30, 2016

I wish you had a pic of those 7-inchers! I believe you though.

WilburMartin · June 30, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bodhi Peace

I wish you had a pic of those 7-inchers! I believe you though.

WilburMartin · June 30, 2016

forgot I had taken pics of those

here are some plants
left-1 black beauty from seed - just budding; about to bloom

Serrano seedling

right - Ichiban from which I harvested one of the fruits above; already has another setting; the two to the right have bloomed and have set fruit

WilburMartin · June 30, 2016

this is two black beauties on the left in a recycled bag - each have set a fruit and have a bunch of buds

a pink brandywine in the middle

Ichiban on the right - I harvested the largest fruit above from this plant; has fertilized blooms waiting to set fruit

Bodhi Peace · July 2, 2016

I wish my leaves looked that green. Some of the bottom are yellow and some leaves curl up. I added fertilizers today and watered them in.

WilburMartin · July 2, 2016

Espoma - Tomato Tone; plenty of water; and intense South Mississippi sun - it was 100 today with 70-80 percent humidity

everybody's skin is brown and hydrated - I love my state, but the citizens have been led astray by the monied gentry

anyway - we do grow some lovely produce

WilburMartin · July 3, 2016

here is my first trio of black beauty eggplants and the largest of batch two of Ichiban

WilburMartin · July 3, 2016

here is the Ichiban - my inability to name photo files on my phone makes for myltiple uploads for multiple pictures

WilburMartin · July 4, 2016

independence day eggplants

Bodhi Peace · July 5, 2016

are they knee-high?
(by the forth of july)

WilburMartin · July 6, 2016

at least - my eggplants are looking great

Bodhi Peace · July 7, 2016

(yeah that was a joke) (but if you could grow eggplant as tall as corn........)

my eggplants look "okay"
can't really go against the local climate...
here is the largest fruit on the Barbarella
if anyone has any suggestions on when to pick?

IMG_2910.jpg

June 30, 2016	#18
WilburMartin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Mississippi Posts: 169	I have harvested 2 Ichiban - about 7" each - and roasted them. They were so good! I have 2 Black Beauty about to emerge from the calyx, and 6 Ichiban about to emerge from the calyx, too. Tons of buds on the Black Beauty and Ichiban plants - as long as I keep watering and harvesting regularly, I should have eggplants all summer. __________________ "Ain't nothin' in the world that I like better than bacon and lettuce, and home-grown tomatoes." - Guy Clark (RIP), "Home-Grown Tomatoes"

July 2, 2016	#24
WilburMartin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Mississippi Posts: 169	Espoma - Tomato Tone; plenty of water; and intense South Mississippi sun - it was 100 today with 70-80 percent humidity everybody's skin is brown and hydrated - I love my state, but the citizens have been led astray by the monied gentry anyway - we do grow some lovely produce __________________ "Ain't nothin' in the world that I like better than bacon and lettuce, and home-grown tomatoes." - Guy Clark (RIP), "Home-Grown Tomatoes"

July 6, 2016	#29
WilburMartin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Mississippi Posts: 169	at least - my eggplants are looking great __________________ "Ain't nothin' in the world that I like better than bacon and lettuce, and home-grown tomatoes." - Guy Clark (RIP), "Home-Grown Tomatoes"

June 24, 2016	#16
WilburMartin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Mississippi Posts: 169	I have not noticed any dropped buds - and a very healthy local bumble bee population fertilizes all of my plants, thankfully.

June 30, 2016	#17
Bodhi Peace Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2016 Location: Central Coast, California, USA Posts: 81	How are your fruits coming along? My biggest is my barbarella. It has one about the size of a small beefsteak tomato.

July 5, 2016	#28
Bodhi Peace Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2016 Location: Central Coast, California, USA Posts: 81	are they knee-high? (by the forth of july)

July 7, 2016	#30
Bodhi Peace Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2016 Location: Central Coast, California, USA Posts: 81	(yeah that was a joke) (but if you could grow eggplant as tall as corn........) my eggplants look "okay" can't really go against the local climate... here is the largest fruit on the Barbarella if anyone has any suggestions on when to pick? IMG_2910.jpg