Yaponskiy Karlik eggplant

Andrey_BY · July 9, 2007

Eggplants are really difficult to grow here in Belarus even indoor because of short season and crazy bugs from Colorado

But I try several varieties each year...

This is my first fruit at Yaponskiy Karlik (Japanese Dwarf). It's an early Russian CV bred by Siberian Agricultural University.

Grub · July 10, 2007

Looks cute... I wonder how big it wil get.
What is your best and most prolific?
I like them all!

Cheers, G.

Suze · July 10, 2007

Very nice, Andrey.

Thanks to you (for the Kashalot seeds) and to Grubs for the suggestion on
a great way to prepare it, I'm starting to like eggplant quite a bit myself.

Andrey_BY · July 10, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grub

Looks cute... I wonder how big it wil get.
What is your best and most prolific?
I like them all!

Cheers, G.

Thanks. I'm growing YK for the first year so let's see. They say fruit gonna be about 15-18 cm long and has 200-300 g in weight.

I've been always more success with our Belarusian eggplant variety Patsekha. It is an early, vigorous and bears minimum 4-5 fruits for me here.

I have sent seeds for this variety to Grub recently and gonna distribute them worldwide.

Grub · July 10, 2007

Andrey,

Good news all round. Pretty little plant.
Keep us posted on the YK... and do tell how you eat them.
I love them as Suze relates in the above post and, of course, sliced, grilled, and baked with lots homemade tomato sauce between alternate layers of veal.

Andrey_BY · July 11, 2007

OK, will post some our traditional aubergine recipes a bit later. And here is a Patsekha plant (started a 2 weeks later than Yaponskiy Karlik). It is much more vigorous...

Grub · July 11, 2007

Another pretty one. Bit dainty.

Big leaves = good photosynthesis.

Not thick stems, but they may change later...

Anything eggplant and I'm clicking on the post and reading with excitement.

Thanks Andrey.

Andrey_BY · July 11, 2007

This is a rented greenhouse (owners of them are now in USA - they are parents of our friends :-)) with some trees grown very close to it and there is another house located from other side so there is always not so much light there - it's completely impossible to develope a thick stem for any eggplant variety...

Grub, I know you are a big eggplant fan. So I had enclosed sees of 6 eggplant varieties in that seed packages I've sent you recently

They better have your love and care than wait when I will grow them in 3-4 years from now

Grub · July 12, 2007

LOL... better make sure I sow them and keep you posted all winter long

I am, for the first time, trying to overwinter some and will prune, repot and fertilise and hope for a new crop... I'll report on this too.

Good growing Andrey.

**mdvpc** · December 25, 2007

Andrey-I have seed for this eggplant from you. I am thinking about growing it in the spring. How did it turn out for you?

Andrey_BY · December 26, 2007

Michael - it was a real dwarf among eggplant varieties, but gave me only several fruits before died from a desease. Just think now I placed it in a wrong shadowy place in a surrogate greehouse. A must try Siberian variety!

**mdvpc** · December 26, 2007

Andrey-thanks for the info-I am going to try it this spring then. do you know your dtm?

Andrey_BY · December 26, 2007

60 days - it was very early for me.

**mdvpc** · December 26, 2007

Thats good-with our heat, it might be even earlier for me.

Grub · December 26, 2007

Interesting... I have all your eggies in pots now and they're still seedlings but healthy.

July 11, 2007	#7
Grub Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,722	Another pretty one. Bit dainty. Big leaves = good photosynthesis. Not thick stems, but they may change later... Anything eggplant and I'm clicking on the post and reading with excitement. Thanks Andrey. Last edited by Grub; July 12, 2007 at 04:02 AM.

July 11, 2007	#8
Andrey_BY Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Minsk, Belarus, Eastern Europe (Zone 4a) Posts: 2,278	This is a rented greenhouse (owners of them are now in USA - they are parents of our friends :-)) with some trees grown very close to it and there is another house located from other side so there is always not so much light there - it's completely impossible to develope a thick stem for any eggplant variety... Grub, I know you are a big eggplant fan. So I had enclosed sees of 6 eggplant varieties in that seed packages I've sent you recently They better have your love and care than wait when I will grow them in 3-4 years from now __________________ 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 Last edited by Andrey_BY; July 13, 2007 at 07:08 AM.

December 25, 2007	#10
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	Andrey-I have seed for this eggplant from you. I am thinking about growing it in the spring. How did it turn out for you? __________________ Michael

December 26, 2007	#11
Andrey_BY Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Minsk, Belarus, Eastern Europe (Zone 4a) Posts: 2,278	Michael - it was a real dwarf among eggplant varieties, but gave me only several fruits before died from a desease. Just think now I placed it in a wrong shadowy place in a surrogate greehouse. A must try Siberian variety! __________________ 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

December 26, 2007	#12
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	Andrey-thanks for the info-I am going to try it this spring then. do you know your dtm? __________________ Michael

July 10, 2007	#2
Grub Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,722	Looks cute... I wonder how big it wil get. What is your best and most prolific? I like them all! Cheers, G.

July 10, 2007	#3
Suze Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 3,027	Very nice, Andrey. Thanks to you (for the Kashalot seeds) and to Grubs for the suggestion on a great way to prepare it, I'm starting to like eggplant quite a bit myself.

July 12, 2007	#9
Grub Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,722	LOL... better make sure I sow them and keep you posted all winter long I am, for the first time, trying to overwinter some and will prune, repot and fertilise and hope for a new crop... I'll report on this too. Good growing Andrey.

December 26, 2007	#13
Andrey_BY Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Minsk, Belarus, Eastern Europe (Zone 4a) Posts: 2,278	60 days - it was very early for me. __________________ 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