eggplant flower question

Stvrob · April 23, 2015

Are eggplant flowers self fertile in the same way that tomatoes are?

Worth1 · April 23, 2015

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Originally Posted by Stvrob

Are eggplant flowers self fertile in the same way that tomatoes are?

Yes.

They also make great grasshopper traps they will eat the eggplant and ignore the tomatoes until the eggplant are gone.

Worth

RayR · April 23, 2015

I remember grasshoppers when I was a kid. There were zillions of tem all over the place in summer. Now I can't remember the last time I saw one, they altogether disappeared.
I don't recall them ever bothering tomato or eggplants. Must be those big Texas grasshoppers that are the troublemakers.

Stvrob · April 23, 2015

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Originally Posted by Worth1

Yes.

They also make great grasshopper traps they will eat the eggplant and ignore the tomatoes until the eggplant are gone.

Worth

But I'm looking forward to eggplant gumbo!

April 23, 2015	#1
Stvrob Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,413	eggplant flower question Are eggplant flowers self fertile in the same way that tomatoes are?

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RayR Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Cheektowaga, NY Posts: 2,466	I remember grasshoppers when I was a kid. There were zillions of tem all over the place in summer. Now I can't remember the last time I saw one, they altogether disappeared. I don't recall them ever bothering tomato or eggplants. Must be those big Texas grasshoppers that are the troublemakers.