For me Florida Market was a major struggle to get started, don't know why. It took me until late July last year to get the seedlings into the ground, as they died one after another when I planted them. Finally got two to shrivel up a bit then bounce back three weeks later. They began producing in late November, just before frost. This year out of about 10 seed cups started, 2 survived long enough to go in the ground. They've become the biggest eggplants, though they were outproduced by the smaller and better germinating ukranian beauty that I ordered this year. That must be why gardening is a challenge-- what works in one place doesn't necessarily work in another.
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