Growing Tips

[Grub]

Been searching for eggplants tips, since mine are almost ready to transplant.

Found this:

3. Looking After The Eggplant:

Remove the growing points of the plants once they have reached a height of 12 inches. When five (5) fruits have formed, remove the lateral shoots. Mist the plants regularly to aid in fruit setting. Water the plants regularly and add a potassium rich fertilizer with each watering when the eggplant fruits begin to swell.

Can I suppose this is just like the tomato pruning thing, as in, I don't prune?

Thanks, Grub.

[mdvpc]

Grub-I have never pruned eggplant, actually have never heard of it. I use the same fert that I use for tomatoes. They do fine, in fact we have had so many eggplant this summer, I have been giving them away. I have 5 plants.

[MawkHawk]

I have just 3 eggplants in my greenhouse and I also treat them as I do my tomatoes: no pruning, same fert (1/2 strength MG every 2 weeks) and water, etc. We get enough fruits for a meal or 2 each week.

To pollinate I just flick the blossoms when it is dry in there and as I see them.

[Grub]

Thanks for your feedback.

So would this mean that my 19 eggplants are going to be overkill? Lol.

Looks like Brinjal Pickle till the cows come home.

I do look forward to keeping this thread alive in coming months, though .

Thai Pea Green has just come up after six weeks, so make that 21 eggplants.

[MawkHawk]

21 plants?! Sheesh, that seems like a lot, but variety is the spice of life, eh?

Everyone I know thinks I'm nuts for growing 40 tomato plants for a family of 3, but I....... geez, I guess it does sound kind of nuts.....

[Grub]

I wonder what dehydrated eggplant would be like?