[Sorellina]

I grew a white eggplant called Bianca last year from Solana Seeds and it was so-so, both in terms of production and in flavour. That it was grown in dappled sunlight provided by a large cherry tree could have something to do with the former. I also grow Violetta Lunga and it's been very reliable, even in the same dappled sunlight. This year, I'm trying Casper and Antigua. I'm putting them in 15 gallon IKEA buckets that I grew indeterminate tomato plants in (yes, they got too big, lol) and I'm planning on staking them with 5' bamboo poles. I hope that's good enough for our summer thunderstorms.

If any of you would like some recipes, I have quite a few. Some of our favourite ways of preparing eggplant are marinated in balsamic vinegar, garlic, and basil, caponata, parmesana, and fritti. Fritti are egg/milk/seasoned bread crumb batter fried bites.

Let me know and I'll post them in the recipes section.