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[Grub]

They are coming along. This is Thai Yellow Egg, typical of where my eggplants are currently at.



Cheers, Grub

[Spatzbear]

Grub, any updates? Your plants look very healthy.

Mine are stunted and shivering with cold. I doubt I get a glut - unless things (ie. the strange weather) change drastically.

[Grub]

Hi Spatz,

Today is definitely not an Eggplant day. Low of 10C and high of justy 15C with eveil windchill factor. Record cold November day for more than 100 years.

But up until today everything was going great guns. The plants are thriving in the heat and they respond very quickly to warm weather.

I made a mistake and burnt the growing tips usin pyrethrum spray one day, but they are forging ahead now. No flowers or anything, just a good thick stalk and bigger leavees and plenty of shoots.

Actually, they're a pretty plant. I think I might plant some in front of the house next year I'll be sure to post a pic soonish. When there's something other than just leaves.

[Grub]

They are coming along quite nicely.
This is Thai Yellow Egg again.

[Grub]

Heaps of growth in the hot weather.
Emerging flowers.
Rosa Bianca is the earliest.
Yahoo.

[MawkHawk]

Interesting. Rosa Bianca was the latest for me.

[Spatzbear]

Looking good, Grub! Thanks for the update.

My Rosa Bianca crawled back into the soil. All there is left is Thai Green and Casper. But they are trying to slink back into the soil, too. Crazy weather (but I think I said that before!).
Yesterday (and the days before) was stinking hot and fierce hot winds - fires everywhere. Thank goodness the change came in. This morning it's foggy and drizzly and waaaayyy cooler. Snails are out in force. A whole army of them. *left one two three*

[Grub]

So you are to blame for today's weather?

Fierce heat with bushfires about.
Woke to a smoky bedroom.
Change tonight.

My chooks love snails, which are kept in check by the blue-tongue lizards.

Then there is the coffee killer: one part stiff black espresso to nine parts water. Spray and they die.

[Spatzbear]

Originally Posted by Grub

Then there is the coffee killer: one part stiff black expresso to 9 parts water. Spray and they die.

Aha! That's why they haven't attacked me yet. Good strong espresso in my veins.

Have planted out 2 miniscule Turkish Orange seedlings. Good luck to them!

[Grub]

Hahahaha, now the typos are yours.

BTW: Is Casper worth growing? Is it white as in the ghost?

[Lomatia]

Grub I am growing Black Egg, Florentine Silk and Violette di Firenze but they are incredibly small. Time to plant themout and pump in the Thrive!!!
(By the way Grub, here is a pic of some of my onions)

[Grub]

Hi Lomatia,

What are you expecting from Florentine Silk and Violette di Firenze? They sounds great and I assume they aren't hybrids?

And gee thos onions have come along since I last saw them, as little grassy things looking miserable in some dank soil. A bit like mine used to.

However, I am indebted to you for this lovely onion seeds I have, nice and black, very well fingered. And, yes,, they will be sown in, I have worked out, Easter.

Does this sound right to you?

[Lomatia]

FS is a grooved pink-lavender with white shoulders. (from the supplier) VF seems to be similiar - purple with white shoulders but quite round!! Time will tell.
I never plant the red onions earlier enough down here. For you I guess it depends on the date for Easter.
Ailsa Craig does well if planted in August. The Italians seem to have to go in during the late autumn but the labels are always a bit vague.

[Grub]

I am thinking onions, garlic, tomatoes, capsicum, basil, wine, pasta, wine, salad, wine. And a sleep in.

[Grub]

Two eggplant observations: aphids love 'em; and some varieties are spiky.