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Originally Posted by KarenO
Yes, I have one called "Hansel" a dwarf with slim small dark purple small fruits. He has a sister called "Gretel" I believe that is a white one, I have not grown that one. It's cute, blooms like crazy but the fruit are small.
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How big does the plant get? I do expect that miniature plants would produce miniature fruit, but it isn't clear that every plant with miniature fruit would also be miniature in height.
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Originally Posted by ScottinAtlanta
I have some that produce little eggplants used for pickling and in Thai dishes. Here is a pic. If you want some seeds send me a pm with your address.
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I've seen ones like that around, but I was never sure of the size of the plants. Many of the miniature-fruited types seem to have fairly normal sized plants.
I have seeds to a small-fruited Hmong type that I've been meaning to grow. I think I would like to have some seeds for this type and I can offer some of the Hmong type in exchange.
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Originally Posted by BucksCountyGirl
Fairy Tale is a very diminutive plant (I think mine only got about 18 inches high), that pumps out 3-4 inch lavender and white striped beauties. If you catch them before the skin goes dull they are sweet,thin skinned, virtually seedless and very creamy when cooked. I attached a pic of some I harvested last July  . |
18 in is definitely smaller than some of the varieties I've grown. My ideal image is for a plant that is even shorter… like 10 inches. However, 'Fairy Tale' might be a starting point for breeding one.