General information and discussion about cultivating eggplants/aubergines.
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June 7, 2016 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
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Ichiban eggplant buds!
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June 9, 2016 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
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Yay. How old are your plants?
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June 9, 2016 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7
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Ichiban is a good one. Try it grilled or in green curry.
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June 9, 2016 | #4 |
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How exciting!!! You can also slice and stuff it in the middle before grilling, marinating, or broiling...it's amazing!
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June 9, 2016 | #5 |
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Have you grown eggplant before?
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June 9, 2016 | #6 |
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Basil,tomato and eggplant soup is one of our favorites. I also do a lower cal version of eggplant Parmesan,roasting the eggplant without batter instead of frying with batter or bread crumbs.
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June 10, 2016 | #7 |
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June 11, 2016 | #8 |
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Mine are transplanted almost 45 days too! 3 plants have flowers, 2 don't have any flowers.
What is a Bonnie set? |
June 12, 2016 | #9 |
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A pre-sprouted plant ready for planting; my grandad called them sets - just stuck in my vocabulary.
Bonnie was the brand/company on the plant. |
June 23, 2016 | #10 |
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First fruit - fairly excited
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June 23, 2016 | #11 |
Tomatovillian™
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You stinker! Now you're ahead of me. My fruits havent pushed out past the calyx even though I got flowers first! Too bad you didnt get the eggplant in focus.
Must be hot where you are. It's 84 deg F here which is really hot for here. My biggest fruit is my Barbarella. You have just Ichiban variety? You have one plant? |
June 23, 2016 | #12 |
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Tit for tat
I got some pics.
1 - Barbarella 2 - Rosa Bianca |
June 23, 2016 | #13 |
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Nice looking plants/fruit to be
I have 5 Bonnie Ichiban plants - all have flowered; fruits have emerged on 2 with another 5 or 6 fertilized flowers. About 20 additional buds in total. I also have 3 Black Beauty plants from Burpee seed. They are about a week behind - buds on two of the plants and a flower has bloomed in the last - about 15 buds between the three plants. And yes - plenty of heat here: 96 here today! Last edited by WilburMartin; June 23, 2016 at 11:15 PM. |
June 23, 2016 | #14 |
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My eggplants would enjoy that temp, but I sure wouldn't!
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June 23, 2016 | #15 |
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Are you seeing any dropped buds or unfertilized flowers?
My 'fairy tale' drops buds like crazy. But it also produces them like mad... Last edited by Bodhi Peace; June 23, 2016 at 11:23 PM. Reason: emitted word |
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