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WilburMartin · July 10, 2016

I have some of the WalMart shopping bags I tried this year - an Ichiban eggplant, 2 Black Beauty eggplant - both are killing it

I also have a pink Brandywine in a shopping bag that looks great, too

I filled the bags half way full with dead leaves, just for kicks, and filled the rest of the bags with a generic potting mix. I have the Ichiban in just a generic 2" saucer, and the other two in bus pan sized containers with holes about 1.5" from the bottom.

I have them set up on my irrigation system with the irrigation leads just lying in the water reservoir. I have another auxiliary water source for needs when I do not irrigate.

Hotter than Hades in MS, but lots of humidity - so far, the plants looks great and both eggplant cultivars have produced delicious fruit. The Brandywine is just above seedling size, but is growing great and starting to show buds - I hope my hot MS summer doesn't completely prevent fruit from setting until October.

July 10, 2016	#17
WilburMartin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Mississippi Posts: 169	I have some of the WalMart shopping bags I tried this year - an Ichiban eggplant, 2 Black Beauty eggplant - both are killing it I also have a pink Brandywine in a shopping bag that looks great, too I filled the bags half way full with dead leaves, just for kicks, and filled the rest of the bags with a generic potting mix. I have the Ichiban in just a generic 2" saucer, and the other two in bus pan sized containers with holes about 1.5" from the bottom. I have them set up on my irrigation system with the irrigation leads just lying in the water reservoir. I have another auxiliary water source for needs when I do not irrigate. Hotter than Hades in MS, but lots of humidity - so far, the plants looks great and both eggplant cultivars have produced delicious fruit. The Brandywine is just above seedling size, but is growing great and starting to show buds - I hope my hot MS summer doesn't completely prevent fruit from setting until October. __________________ "Ain't nothin' in the world that I like better than bacon and lettuce, and home-grown tomatoes." - Guy Clark (RIP), "Home-Grown Tomatoes"