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Old October 5, 2011   #1
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Default Growing eggplants indoors in the winter?

There is a very interesting thread in "Container Gardening" entitled "Indoor Winter Tomato Project". There are quite a few people trying to grow tomatoes indoors. Has anyone ever tried to grow eggplant indoors in the winter?

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Old October 8, 2011   #2
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Well, I have one that was very small that I took indoors a week ago (the colder nights are causing some of the ones still in pots to wilt badly). This week it produced flowers! I had buds on it but wasn't sure if it would do much and surprisingly, it has. The plants stay short and bushy, so I don't really see why you couldn't. Lots of water and fertilizer did well for mine that were potted outdoors. Let us know if you do how it goes.
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As much as Eggplants love heat, I can't imagine this being successful. Like trying to grow Okra indoors, but worse.
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It may work, if you supply lots of additional light.

The main issue with growing eggplants indoors is aphids. Somehow they just love the eggplants, and if you get them, they are very hard to get rid of.
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Old October 10, 2011   #5
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Lakelady, that sounds promising. I will let you know if it works (probably sometime in Jan.)!
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I hadn't thought of apids. It would really be a bummer to infest all of my houseplants, or do aphids also attack them?
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perhaps you can be ready with sticky traps or something before the aphids come round...and yes, they can get at other plants too.
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Good idea! Thanks.
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