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April 30, 2013 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Seattle, Wa
Posts: 77
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Potting up eggplant in containers - question.
This year I thought I would try to grow some eggplant in containers. I started seeds in peat pellets germinated on my heated bathroom floor. I potted them up after a couple weeks and they have been under the grow lights in pint cups for about a month and are getting huge!
I have never grown eggplant before so my question is: When I pot them up in containers, do I bury them deep like tomatoes or do I keep the same soil level as they are currently? |
April 30, 2013 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Rockland,NY
Posts: 10
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Every year I grow eggplant ,I bury them the same level as in the solo cup.
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April 30, 2013 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: MA/NH Border
Posts: 4,919
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I always end up burying part of the stems when I pot up and they do just fine.
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April 30, 2013 | #4 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Norwich, New York
Posts: 255
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I try to plant my eggplant at the same level as they were in their pots. They don't have the same ability as a tomato plant to sprout roots along the length of the stem. There's usually no need to plant them deep if you keep your lighting at a proper height above your plants.
dpurdy |
April 30, 2013 | #5 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Seattle, Wa
Posts: 77
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Perfect. Thanks everybody! Just the advice I needed.
Benn |
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