[tarpalsfan]

Originally Posted by Patihum

It has to be warm especially at night for eggplant to thrive. At least 62 and 70 is even better. Daytime temps up to 90 (that's pushing it). Row covers for the flea beetles at least while the plants are young and before they start to flower. If your plants are literally wilting it could be verticillium wilt.

It was a hard season for everything last year. Not just plants, so I guess it all goes together.
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We bought the new eggplants a few days ago. By the time we got home, one of the plants was just sagging in the pot. I thought it had gotten broken off beneath the 'dirt' in shipping. But today, even though it is quite windy here, the eggplants are looking much better. The plants were soggy wet when I got them. I sure hope that darn veticillum wilt stays away from here this year! I did give the plants good looking over-as Wal-Mart plants are bad about being infected with aphids.
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Here in the summer-yes, we get those 70 temps' at night. 100's day temps.