eggplant that does not need full sun?

Elliot · April 1, 2008

Our garden deos nto get full sunlight and that is why we did not get too good a yield with eggplants Any ideas?

Hairy Moose Knuckles · April 3, 2008

Try the fairytale variety and grow it in a 5 gallon bucket. That way you can put it in the sun. Just thinking outloud here.

Andrey_BY · April 4, 2008

I've got some Siberian eggplant varieties like Skorospelyi, Vera, Yaponskiy Karlik ("Japanese Dwarf" in English) and Vikar which ripe about 2 weeks earlier than standard eggplants and used to tolerant semi-shadow and short growing season. Almaz (Ukrainian CV) and Patsekha (our Belarusian CV) are almost in the same league, but mid-early...

April 1, 2008	#1
Elliot Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hicksville, New York Posts: 503	eggplant that does not need full sun? Our garden deos nto get full sunlight and that is why we did not get too good a yield with eggplants Any ideas?

April 4, 2008	#3
Andrey_BY Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Minsk, Belarus, Eastern Europe (Zone 4a) Posts: 2,278	I've got some Siberian eggplant varieties like Skorospelyi, Vera, Yaponskiy Karlik ("Japanese Dwarf" in English) and Vikar which ripe about 2 weeks earlier than standard eggplants and used to tolerant semi-shadow and short growing season. Almaz (Ukrainian CV) and Patsekha (our Belarusian CV) are almost in the same league, but mid-early... __________________ 1 kg=2.2 lb , 1 m=39,37 in , 1 oz=28.35 g , 1 ft=30.48 cm , 1 lb= 0,4536 kg , 1 in=2.54 cm , 1 l = 0.26 gallon , 0 C=32 F Andrey a.k.a. TOMATODOR

April 3, 2008	#2
Hairy Moose Knuckles Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Zone 8 Texas Posts: 172	Try the fairytale variety and grow it in a 5 gallon bucket. That way you can put it in the sun. Just thinking outloud here.