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teasel Knowflake Posts: 6376 From: Registered: Apr 2009	posted June 30, 2014 02:15 PM Has anyone here tried to grow eggplant? My seeds aren't sprouting - I first tried a month ago. From the store-bought seedling, I have one trying to grow. It was overshadowed by cabbage and kale, so I moved it to a sunnier spot. IP: Logged
Ellynlvx Knowflake Posts: 9947 From: the Point of Light within the Mind of God Registered: Aug 2013	posted June 30, 2014 03:30 PM We used to grow them for sale at the Horticulture Unit. Think they liked heat. Greenhouse Cultivation, for an early start. Think they need a long season. I'm thinking ichiban was the variety, but it's been a long time. IP: Logged
Randall Webmaster Posts: 44281 From: Saturn next to Charmainec Registered: Apr 2009	posted July 01, 2014 12:54 PM Good stuff. IP: Logged
Ellynlvx Knowflake Posts: 9947 From: the Point of Light within the Mind of God Registered: Aug 2013	posted July 01, 2014 01:16 PM Yeah, found this for you. Think you can strike cuttings too, though. quote: OVERVIEW: Eggplant is a member of the Solanaceae family which includes tomatoes, peppers, ground cherries and potatoes. Eggplant is very sensitive to cold weather and should be started indoors long before planting in the garden. Eggplant require a long warm season for best yields. Eggplant should be planted in full sun and requires ample water and fertile soil with lots of organic matter. Eggplants are easily injured by frost and will not do well with long periods of cool weather. Eggplants are like tomatoes, except that eggplants like warmer conditions. PROPAGATION / SOWING OF EGGPLANT: Eggplant seeds must be started indoors 8-10 weeks prior to last frost. Sow seeds Ľ” deep and provide a soil temperature of 24-27°C (75-80°F). Even moisture is essential while the eggplant seed is germinating. Germination is slow (up to 2 weeks). Gradually harden off seedlings, but do not allow temperature to go below 15°C (60°F). Transplant 18” apart in beds or rows 20-30” apart. IP: Logged
teasel Knowflake Posts: 6376 From: Registered: Apr 2009	posted July 02, 2014 12:36 AM Thank you. Temperatures did get below 60 degrees. that happens occasionally, even in the Summer. I guess I'll go without eggplant then, unless I can figure something out. IP: Logged
Ellynlvx Knowflake Posts: 9947 From: the Point of Light within the Mind of God Registered: Aug 2013	posted July 02, 2014 04:03 PM It's very simple to make a little Seed Starter, they sell them everywhere. This sounds like my favourite one. Then if you get one of those little wires, many, many Seeds and Cuttings thrive with bottom heat. Plant Heater Cable I always wanted a Mother House (with all the Plants to start from,) and a Propagation House, like they had at the Horticulture Unit. Heaters under the sand, and timed misters on top. Then twenty flats of Cuttings. Paradise. I really like Kelp for a Rooting Hormone. IP: Logged
Randall Webmaster Posts: 44281 From: Saturn next to Charmainec Registered: Apr 2009	posted July 03, 2014 01:52 PM I love me some eggplant parmigiana. IP: Logged
Ellynlvx Knowflake Posts: 9947 From: the Point of Light within the Mind of God Registered: Aug 2013	posted July 03, 2014 03:25 PM The Alpha and Omega of Egg Plants. ------------------ Love, Ellyn IP: Logged
Randall Webmaster Posts: 44281 From: Saturn next to Charmainec Registered: Apr 2009	posted July 13, 2014 01:40 PM When you bread it and cook it right, it tastes meaty. IP: Logged
Randall Webmaster Posts: 44281 From: Saturn next to Charmainec Registered: Apr 2009	posted July 14, 2014 02:12 PM Crunchy on the outside and juicy on the inside. IP: Logged
Yin Knowflake Posts: 3408 From: Registered: Apr 2009	posted July 14, 2014 06:32 PM Hi Teasel, I don't grow eggplant here but if I was starting from seeds, I would start them in March. I think May/June is just too late for eggplant. IP: Logged
teasel Knowflake Posts: 6376 From: Registered: Apr 2009	posted July 27, 2014 10:15 PM Thanks, Yin. I have had no luck with seedlings, unless a couple in little pots are unmarked eggplant, but the one that I bought in May, as a seedling, is teasing me. It's growing, and seems to have little blossoms trying to grow, but still hasn't produced anything. It doesn't help that I've been so "meh" that I haven't fertilized the plants for about a month now. I keep meaning to, but there's also been a lot of rain. IP: Logged
Randall Webmaster Posts: 44281 From: Saturn next to Charmainec Registered: Apr 2009	posted July 28, 2014 12:22 PM Those things are hard to grow. IP: Logged
Ellynlvx Knowflake Posts: 9947 From: the Point of Light within the Mind of God Registered: Aug 2013	posted July 28, 2014 05:42 PM They just have certain preferences. Depends on your climate, a Lot. IP: Logged
Randall Webmaster Posts: 44281 From: Saturn next to Charmainec Registered: Apr 2009	posted July 29, 2014 11:30 AM Makes sense. I tried growing watermelons, and they would never mature. IP: Logged
Ellynlvx Knowflake Posts: 9947 From: the Point of Light within the Mind of God Registered: Aug 2013	posted July 29, 2014 04:30 PM They're just enjoying their Inner Child. No, it was difficult, up at four thousand foot, but down at the twenty five hundred, we called it the banana belt. They managed, and had a wonderful Garden. I used to work for them, they had Casabas and Honeydews and Seedless... I'm really not much for veggies. Love me some Perennials. IP: Logged
Randall Webmaster Posts: 44281 From: Saturn next to Charmainec Registered: Apr 2009	posted July 30, 2014 10:52 AM Zucchini is good, too! IP: Logged
Ellynlvx Knowflake Posts: 9947 From: the Point of Light within the Mind of God Registered: Aug 2013	posted July 30, 2014 05:32 PM It's real good! Oh man, we used to get so much. (Cooked down to so little ) And pattypan and lemon cucumber and yellow pear tomatoes. Cilantro and Basil, if they didn't bolt. But really, with all the Perennials we have here, it's unnecessary. We have Grapes (galore) and Cherries, Apricots and Apples, Peaches Almonds Walnuts Pecans a Sugar Maple, a Mulberry(fruitless, I think.) This place is a Virtual Paradise. Oh, yeah, Asparagus. IP: Logged
Ellynlvx Knowflake Posts: 9947 From: the Point of Light within the Mind of God Registered: Aug 2013	posted July 30, 2014 05:40 PM And Lemon. IP: Logged
Randall Webmaster Posts: 44281 From: Saturn next to Charmainec Registered: Apr 2009	posted August 12, 2014 01:20 PM Breaded and fried. IP: Logged
teasel Knowflake Posts: 6376 From: Registered: Apr 2009	posted August 14, 2014 02:44 PM I have been feeling extremely depressed, but how do I do one of those bouncy pictures? I have an eggplant growing!! I hope it gets to a good size. IP: Logged
Randall Webmaster Posts: 44281 From: Saturn next to Charmainec Registered: Apr 2009	posted August 28, 2014 01:21 PM Saw someone on tv make breakfast scramble using eggplant for the eggs. IP: Logged
Randall Webmaster Posts: 44281 From: Saturn next to Charmainec Registered: Apr 2009	posted August 29, 2014 12:42 PM It was a competition show where he forgot eggs, so he had to be creative. IP: Logged
Ellynlvx Knowflake Posts: 9947 From: the Point of Light within the Mind of God Registered: Aug 2013	posted August 29, 2014 07:36 PM Sounds like that mad last minute Thanksgiving rush to the local mart at midday. Butter and Eggs. IP: Logged
Randall Webmaster Posts: 44281 From: Saturn next to Charmainec Registered: Apr 2009	posted August 30, 2014 01:15 PM Cutthroat Kitchen IP: Logged

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