Eggplants 2017

[gdaddybill]

Originally Posted by gdaddybill

Here are a few that I've harvested so far. Haven't tried them yet so can't say about flavor. Little Green, Masego, Little Sailor, Mitoyo

The Mitoyo in this series is likely Aswad too. Thanks for the pointing out the discrepancy.

Bill

[gorbelly]

Originally Posted by gdaddybill

Here's a revised harvest shot. The Mitoyo does have a dark purple calyx, though when small it's not as distinctly purple.

The stalks/stems and calyxes on Mitoyo were always dark purple-black for me at all points of development. At no point were they green. Aswad, OTOH, was a very bright green plant, including stalks and calyxes.

[peppero]

I have never grown small eggplant so my question is this: Does production make up for the small size?

Jon

[gdaddybill]

I'm sure most of these varieties with the exception of Patio Baby could be allowed to grow larger. As it is we give a lot away and eat all we can. Our rule is "if the skin is glossy they're good". The smaller ones are quite productive, however. I'm anxious to try Masego. It looks like a baby Louisiana Oval Green eggplant.

[JRinPA]

I am growing Dancer for the first time this year; also, Epic for the first time. In addition I have Galine and Nadia from last year's leftover seed. After the storm tonight I took the AG19 off for good - they were really pushing it and there were some flowers last week already; some of those have browned but there will be more. I really like keeping the row cover on until they get nice and big. I had checked under there just twice since plantout, and found a single false colo. potato beetle and its eggs. No flea beetles. I may have watered once. Plants look great. Japanese beetle swarm will probably come tomorrow...

[ilex]

Originally Posted by peppero

I have never grown small eggplant so my question is this: Does production make up for the small size?

Jon

Yes, many small fruit varieties are very productive. I like konasu from Japan

[jtjmartin]

Originally Posted by Durgan

I get more than I can use over the season from 8 plants. Always perfect.


http://durgan.org/2016/May%202016/24...Eggplant/HTML/ 24 May 2016 Eggplant
Eight eggplant were placed outdoors. Four Dusky and four Black Magic. These grow well in the garden. One pest is the Colorado Potato Beetle, which are manually removed when they appear.

My first year for Colorado Potato Beetle larvae on my eggplants! I don't think that I've ever had them on eggplant before in Kentucky, Wisconsin or Virginia.

The leaves on one eggplant were really chewed - found about 20 of the buggers on it.

Jeff