newbie help please with Rosa Bianca

matermama · June 16, 2006

My eggplant dont seem to be growing?

my soil is at 7.8 ph is this ok for eggplant? the leaves are all curled, no new ones in about 2 wks? are they slow to grow, i gave them some Osmocote , to see if it helps , but just thought i would ask the experts :wink:
thanks
sue

**Mischka** · June 16, 2006

The ideal pH for eggplant growth is from 5.5 to 6.4.

Leaves are curling you say?

Did you check the undersides of the leaves for aphids?

Those little buggers suck the sap out of the plants quick enough to stunt their growth.

I grow only the variety "Black Beauty" and thus far my 6 plants have yet to put out a flower up here in Massachusetts.

Althea · June 16, 2006

In my experience (two years worth), eggplant is slow to recover from transplant shock. After they are settled in they take off. I water them in with liquid kelp which is reported to ease transplant shock and give then a handful of compost.

I've seen leaves curling under in the evening and return to normal during the day. I'm not sure if that is an eggplant habit.

matermama · June 17, 2006

okMishka i will look for aphids, got it

good to know they can be slow to grow,Althea, i do have some B1 vit i use for transplant shock. i do have high ph , don't know to much about it. HUmmmmmm .
thanks
sue

matermama · July 4, 2006

I m glad to report that my eggplants are doing much better. I even have a flower on one . The ones in the front yard seem to be doing better, maybe b/c the ph is lower than in the garden.

But that is ok with me, as long as i get one eggplant i will be the happyest camper.

My peas did bite the dust ,something ripped them out.
sue

June 16, 2006	#1
matermama Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Saint Paris, OH Posts: 143	newbie help please with Rosa Bianca My eggplant dont seem to be growing? my soil is at 7.8 ph is this ok for eggplant? the leaves are all curled, no new ones in about 2 wks? are they slow to grow, i gave them some Osmocote , to see if it helps , but just thought i would ask the experts :wink: thanks sue

June 16, 2006	#2
Mischka Tomatoville® Administrator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Bay State Posts: 3,207	The ideal pH for eggplant growth is from 5.5 to 6.4. Leaves are curling you say? Did you check the undersides of the leaves for aphids? Those little buggers suck the sap out of the plants quick enough to stunt their growth. I grow only the variety "Black Beauty" and thus far my 6 plants have yet to put out a flower up here in Massachusetts. __________________ Mischka One last word of farewell, Dear Master and Mistress. Whenever you visit my grave, say to yourselves with regret but also with happiness in your hearts at the remembrance of my long happy life with you: "Here lies one who loved us and whom we loved." No matter how deep my sleep I shall hear you, and not all the power of death can keep my spirit from wagging a grateful tail.

June 16, 2006	#3
Althea Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: z4MN Posts: 261	In my experience (two years worth), eggplant is slow to recover from transplant shock. After they are settled in they take off. I water them in with liquid kelp which is reported to ease transplant shock and give then a handful of compost. I've seen leaves curling under in the evening and return to normal during the day. I'm not sure if that is an eggplant habit. __________________ Solanaceae Hugger

June 17, 2006	#4
matermama Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Saint Paris, OH Posts: 143	aphids okMishka i will look for aphids, got it good to know they can be slow to grow,Althea, i do have some B1 vit i use for transplant shock. i do have high ph , don't know to much about it. HUmmmmmm . thanks sue

July 4, 2006	#5
matermama Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Saint Paris, OH Posts: 143	eggplant happiness I m glad to report that my eggplants are doing much better. I even have a flower on one . The ones in the front yard seem to be doing better, maybe b/c the ph is lower than in the garden. But that is ok with me, as long as i get one eggplant i will be the happyest camper. My peas did bite the dust ,something ripped them out. sue