My eggplants

pinakbet · July 25, 2010

Hello,

I'm kinda new here. just wanna share pics of my eggplants. Of all nightshades, eggplants are my favorite crop because they are more hardy than cousins. I want to try other eggplant varieties as well.

japanese (chou naga) eggplant

kermit hybrid

white egg

native long purple

thanks for viewing.

Suze · July 25, 2010

Welcome to the forum, pinakbet - and thanks for sharing your eggplant pictures!

franzb69 · July 25, 2010

very nice eggplants ya got there! =D

stargazer943 · July 25, 2010

This was my first year growing eggplants, and I am SO growing more next year! Just two black beauty plants this year, but already have some seeds for next year. Gonna try Rosita, Early Long Purple, and a white eggplant seed pack my mom brought back from Monticello, thinking about adding a few more too :-)

pinakbet · July 26, 2010

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Originally Posted by stargazer943

This was my first year growing eggplants, and I am SO growing more next year! Just two black beauty plants this year, but already have some seeds for next year. Gonna try Rosita, Early Long Purple, and a white eggplant seed pack my mom brought back from Monticello, thinking about adding a few more too :-)

if you are interested on the kermit hybrid that I'm growing, I can spare some seeds for you.

pinakbet · July 26, 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by Suze

Welcome to the forum, pinakbet - and thanks for sharing your eggplant pictures!

Quote:

Originally Posted by franzb69

very nice eggplants ya got there! =D

thanks guys.

pinakbet · July 26, 2010

today's few harvest...

stargazer943 · July 26, 2010

YUM! Nice looking harvest there! Sounds great! How does Kermit taste? It looks prolific, thanks for the offer!

pinakbet · July 26, 2010

the kermit hybrid tastes sweet, just harvest it before it starts developing seeds. yes they are prolific. Just PM me your address if your interested and i'll send you some seeds.

stargazer943 · July 26, 2010

PM sent, keep those pics coming, loving them! Are those your own eggplants in the avatar pic? They are really cute.

pinakbet · July 26, 2010

PM answered.

Just found the pic of my avatar over the internet.

pinakbet · August 20, 2010

pic of my white egg 2nd generation:

now i'm confident that the seeds that I saved are still true to type.

roper2008 · August 26, 2010

Your eggplants are looking good. You are from Phillipines. I have a lot
of Filipino co-workers. They introduced me to the Bitter Melon, which
I grow now. I give them my extra eggplant seedlings in spring. Their
favorite is the Thai Green. Reminds them of one that grows in Phillipines.

pinakbet · August 26, 2010

Thanks. currently they are being attacked by lots of caterpillars. I don't want to use pesticides as of this moment because there are some fruit that I'll be harvesting soon so I'm just removing them one by one..
Cool. So I guess you already tried adobo.

I grew eggplants better than tomatoes maybe because they are more hardy than toms.

You should try growing other of our veggies especially the winged bean.

roper2008 · August 27, 2010

Yes, adobo is delicious. So is Pancit and Lumpia
I also love the Cassava Cake, but so rich, you
can eat it once in a while. I may try the winged
bean, have never tried it before.. I think you have
better luck with eggplants because they are heat
lovers. They do very well here, even with the
humidity.

July 25, 2010	#1
pinakbet Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Pearl of the Orient Posts: 333	My eggplants Hello, I'm kinda new here. just wanna share pics of my eggplants. Of all nightshades, eggplants are my favorite crop because they are more hardy than cousins. I want to try other eggplant varieties as well. japanese (chou naga) eggplant kermit hybrid white egg native long purple thanks for viewing. Last edited by pinakbet; July 25, 2010 at 10:44 PM.

July 26, 2010	#7
pinakbet Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Pearl of the Orient Posts: 333	today's few harvest... Last edited by pinakbet; July 26, 2010 at 06:43 AM.

August 26, 2010	#14
pinakbet Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Pearl of the Orient Posts: 333	Thanks. currently they are being attacked by lots of caterpillars. I don't want to use pesticides as of this moment because there are some fruit that I'll be harvesting soon so I'm just removing them one by one.. Cool. So I guess you already tried adobo. I grew eggplants better than tomatoes maybe because they are more hardy than toms. You should try growing other of our veggies especially the winged bean. Last edited by pinakbet; August 26, 2010 at 11:51 PM.

July 25, 2010	#2
Suze Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 3,027	Welcome to the forum, pinakbet - and thanks for sharing your eggplant pictures!

July 25, 2010	#3
franzb69 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Philippines Posts: 210	very nice eggplants ya got there! =D

July 25, 2010	#4
stargazer943 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: East TX Posts: 12	This was my first year growing eggplants, and I am SO growing more next year! Just two black beauty plants this year, but already have some seeds for next year. Gonna try Rosita, Early Long Purple, and a white eggplant seed pack my mom brought back from Monticello, thinking about adding a few more too :-)

July 26, 2010	#11
pinakbet Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Pearl of the Orient Posts: 333	PM answered. Just found the pic of my avatar over the internet.

August 20, 2010	#12
pinakbet Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Pearl of the Orient Posts: 333	pic of my white egg 2nd generation: now i'm confident that the seeds that I saved are still true to type.

August 26, 2010	#13
roper2008 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Virginia Bch, VA (7b) Posts: 1,337	Your eggplants are looking good. You are from Phillipines. I have a lot of Filipino co-workers. They introduced me to the Bitter Melon, which I grow now. I give them my extra eggplant seedlings in spring. Their favorite is the Thai Green. Reminds them of one that grows in Phillipines.

August 27, 2010	#15
roper2008 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Virginia Bch, VA (7b) Posts: 1,337	Yes, adobo is delicious. So is Pancit and Lumpia I also love the Cassava Cake, but so rich, you can eat it once in a while. I may try the winged bean, have never tried it before.. I think you have better luck with eggplants because they are heat lovers. They do very well here, even with the humidity.