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Cecilia_MD7a · February 21, 2006

I'm back to growing just my two most successful varieties, Neon and Lavender Touch. They have proven to be both prolific fruiters for me, and are both beautiful and tasty. This is embarassing - they're both hybrids! Pretty unusual for an heirloom fan like me.

Last year I had a seed starting catastrophe and had to buy plants rather than raising my own. So I bought Burpee Hybrid from a local nursery and ordered Fairy Tale plants through the mail. The Burpee Hybrid was OK, but nothing spectacular. The Fairy Tales, however, were disappointing. I never felt that I had enough eggplant with the tiny fruit, although they were pretty.

I've grown Applegreen, Black Beauty, and Caspar in the past. Oh, and the one season that I tried to grow Thai Yellow Egg, it never fruited for me.

February 21, 2006	#1
Cecilia_MD7a MAGTAG™ Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 400	Which varieties are you growing this year? I'm back to growing just my two most successful varieties, Neon and Lavender Touch. They have proven to be both prolific fruiters for me, and are both beautiful and tasty. This is embarassing - they're both hybrids! Pretty unusual for an heirloom fan like me. Last year I had a seed starting catastrophe and had to buy plants rather than raising my own. So I bought Burpee Hybrid from a local nursery and ordered Fairy Tale plants through the mail. The Burpee Hybrid was OK, but nothing spectacular. The Fairy Tales, however, were disappointing. I never felt that I had enough eggplant with the tiny fruit, although they were pretty. I've grown Applegreen, Black Beauty, and Caspar in the past. Oh, and the one season that I tried to grow Thai Yellow Egg, it never fruited for me.