Ichiban eggplant buds!
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I am totally bitten by the growing bug.
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Yay. How old are your plants?
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Ichiban is a good one. Try it grilled or in green curry.
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How exciting!!! You can also slice and stuff it in the middle before grilling, marinating, or broiling...it's amazing!
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Have you grown eggplant before?
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Basil,tomato and eggplant soup is one of our favorites. I also do a lower cal version of eggplant Parmesan,roasting the eggplant without batter instead of frying with batter or bread crumbs.
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[QUOTE=Bodhi Peace;567620]Yay. How old are your plants?[/QUOTE]
Those were Bonnie sets I bought in early May. Hard to know when they were started, but I have had them transplanted in larger pots about 45-50 days. This is my first eggplant experience. |
Mine are transplanted almost 45 days too! 3 plants have flowers, 2 don't have any flowers.
What is a Bonnie set? |
A pre-sprouted plant ready for planting; my grandad called them sets - just stuck in my vocabulary.
Bonnie was the brand/company on the plant. |
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First fruit - fairly excited
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You stinker! Now you're ahead of me. My fruits havent pushed out past the calyx even though I got flowers first! Too bad you didnt get the eggplant in focus.
Must be hot where you are. It's 84 deg F here which is really hot for here. My biggest fruit is my Barbarella. You have just Ichiban variety? You have one plant? |
Tit for tat
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I got some pics.
1 - Barbarella 2 - Rosa Bianca |
Nice looking plants/fruit to be
I have 5 Bonnie Ichiban plants - all have flowered; fruits have emerged on 2 with another 5 or 6 fertilized flowers. About 20 additional buds in total. I also have 3 Black Beauty plants from Burpee seed. They are about a week behind - buds on two of the plants and a flower has bloomed in the last - about 15 buds between the three plants. And yes - plenty of heat here: 96 here today! |
My eggplants would enjoy that temp, but I sure wouldn't!
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Are you seeing any dropped buds or unfertilized flowers?
My 'fairy tale' drops buds like crazy. But it also produces them like mad... |
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