Comments on Calendula & Concrete: Growing Eggplant

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Best eggplant I ever grew was on the roof of my ap...

2009-07-17T18:16:42.267-04:00

Best eggplant I ever grew was on the roof of my apartment building in NYC. The black tar rooftop kept things nice and hot and I don't think we have many flea beetles in the City.

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Looking very good! I'm very jealous you can grow a...

2009-07-17T18:00:29.803-04:00

Looking very good! I'm very jealous you can grow aubergines outside - I'm confined to the greenhouse on this side of the Atlantic (http://thedroolingvegetable.wordpress.com/2009/07/17/dip-dip-hooray/).

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Thanks for the tip about the bricks! Good one!

2009-07-13T14:13:10.486-04:00

Thanks for the tip about the bricks! Good one!

Hello Christa; Your post about eggplant reminded ...

2009-07-07T07:42:01.008-04:00

Hello Christa;

Your post about eggplant reminded me of when I first gardened with my wife some years before we were married. The first thing she helped plant was some eggplant I had started in a home made greenhouse. Spring in Vermont often has fits and starts and cold weather is not uncommon so we put down black plastic and planted away. As the day progressed it started to spit snow but my wife never gave up despite the cold. I guess I knew she would be around a while after she lasted through the planting. Anyway the eggplant really grew and we sold bushels at the local farmers market. The only problem was that the garden was right behind an old barn and the barn was home to countless snakes. Those quickly found the plastic to provide warmth and when you went to pick eggplant, the plastic moved and so did my gardening companion. Quite soon I became the designated "picker".

I'd recommend the plastic, good soil and some epsom salt/magnesium sulphate, 2 cups to five gallons of water (same for peppers and tomatoes). We never had a flea beetle problem but I notice they are devastating the leaf crops this year because of the constant rain.

Good gardening! Thanks for the post.

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That's funny that you've had trouble growing eggpl...

2009-07-04T22:09:23.605-04:00

That's funny that you've had trouble growing eggplants. We bought an Ichiban seedling at Walmart last year and got a ton of fruit from it. Conversely, I can't seem to grow zucchini to save my life and everyone says it's the easiest thing to grow ever. I bought 2 eggplant seedlings at a nursery this year and they're blooming and look to be setting fruit. I started 6 zucchinis from seed and I'm down to 2 weak seedlings and no fruit set. Go figure.

Hi, I'm in the same region as you -- outside DC. ...

2009-07-02T11:20:04.670-04:00

Hi, I'm in the same region as you -- outside DC.

I bought eggplant plants at a garden store and they've really taken off. I do have some bug damage, but the plants are still growing. I have many blossoms right now.

My problem is that the first few blossoms that developed did not turn into fruit. They just dried up and fell off. Anybody know why that might be? I have lots of bees around, so I'm pretty sure they would have been pollinated.

Congrats on getting your eggplants to grow and tha...

2009-07-01T17:00:32.922-04:00

Congrats on getting your eggplants to grow and thanks for the tips! I'd love to direct Foodista readers to your blog, if you don't mind. Just add your choice of widget to this post and you're all set!

Very interesting process! <3 Lindsay

2009-07-01T14:34:14.517-04:00

Very interesting process!

<3 Lindsay

Those bricks are a fabulous idea. I have some extr...

2009-06-30T06:51:29.560-04:00

Those bricks are a fabulous idea. I have some extras lying around and might give it a go.

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I tried eggplants last year and had pretty good lu...

2009-06-25T16:58:28.751-04:00

I tried eggplants last year and had pretty good luck. The plants developed fruits, however every single one disappeared, presumably to be eaten by squirrels. I might try them again...one of these days.

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I'm in your zone, so comparing notes. I planted an...

2009-06-24T13:55:44.197-04:00

I'm in your zone, so comparing notes. I planted an eggplant seedling purchased at the farmers' market back when it was still rainy and cool, but it took off when the weather warmed up. I have flowers now and no sign of insect damage--maybe because a firefly likes to hang out on it all the time (I read they are beneficial).

This is my third year trying to grow eggplants (I'...

2009-06-24T08:25:25.881-04:00

This is my third year trying to grow eggplants (I'm in the UK so we call them aubergines). I haven't had any success at all previously, but wonder of wonders, I went into the greenhouse this morning and theres an open flower on my plant. Now I've just got to get some fruit!