My wife is a Filipina and I plant the long slender eggplant and the way she prepares it is beyond description. Traditionally I have problems finding the plants to set out and to find the seeds to get started early is always a challenge. This year I didn't cage them which was a mistake as the story goes, they will fall over. But they produce beautifully.
They are one of my garden staples and thank you for the story with the good tips. The bug in the size of a flea. It is black and can fly. They have peppered my eggplant leaves with holes. What are they and how can I control them? Those are the calling cards of flea beetles! See our pest page for more info on them: Flea Beetles. Hi I bought little fingers verity from winco and transplanted in my veggie bed and it gets sun morning to till 11am and from 3pm to till sun set.
It has so many blooms but not a single egg plant I got. We have bees to pollinate. I am from Portland OR. Plz help what can I do to get egg plants. They are approx. Is it usual for the Black Beauty to grow slower than any other Eggplant? Eggplant is doing very well in my place but it is being affected by the Bacteria wilt mostly the Black beaty variety. How can solve this,thanks alot for the training.
The fungi are soilborn. Unfortunately, Bacterial Wilt is very difficult to control. They infect through the roots. When possible, avoid land with a history of Bacterial Wilt.
Commercial eggplant varieties with intermediate resistance to wilt are available. Resistant rootstocks are also available. The best bet is to ensure good drainage. Plant on raised beds for better drainage away from roots.
This will help alleviate disease pressure. Use mulching and furrow irrigation to reduce splashing and excess leaf wetness. Use field sanitation techniques such as weed control and removal of debris from previous crops to help reduce disease severity. Rotate to non-host crops in order to lower the population of bacteria in the soil. Thoroughly disinfect equipment before moving from infested to clean fields.
Thank you for your well researched findings of vegetable production has motivated me to conduct much more research on water conservation especially for Uganda which still rely on rain fed Agriculture.
Thank you. Both depend on the variety you are growing. They typically take between 2 and 3 months to produce fruit. I have 2 plants and enjoyed many eggplants from both. The plant itself is still alive and has many flowers but no fruit is coming. Are they done for the season? They are actually a perennial, but most people treat them as annuals because they are not frost tolerant. I have 2 large Asian eggplants Solanum ferox or terong asam in Indonesian in my office that stand about 2 feet tall and are over a year old.
They seem healthy enough, with nice large leaves, but I have yet to get a flower or fruit from them. I live in a cold climate in Alberta, Canada so have to have them indoors.
The pot size is about a gallon and a half. Would I need a bigger pot? I have re potted them once already. Should I pinch off the tips of young plant stems to get fruit? Eggplants like warmth and light. When growing indoors, make sure that they get about 12 to 14 hours of light. Temperatures ideally should be 75 to 85F during the day, and not below 65F at night.
A 5-gallon pot is better for the plant—each needs at least about a square foot of growing space in the container for the roots. You can try pinching the tips of the plant to encourage bushiness; more branches on the plant means more potential for flowers. However, if you are planning to repot, perhaps wait to pinch until later, after the plant has re-established itself. I live in Zone 9b and was wondering if I can sow some eggplant seeds now.
My idea being they will grow and establish themselves until Spring next year and be ready to flower and fruit quickly next year. In Zone 9, the climate is mild so you do have a long planting season, but the best range for eggplants is February through July. Skip to main content. You are here Gardening » Growing Guides. Planting, Growing, and Harvesting Eggplants. By Catherine Boeckmann. Production yields vary around the country with producers averaging approximately 25, pounds per acre.
Prices for eggplant vary depending on the type and season. Retail sales fell one percent in , but price per pound increased by two cents. Volume dropped just under two percent. The costs of production of eggplant vary depending the production location. It is labor-intensive, especially for harvest and post-harvest handling and packaging. The U. Department of Agriculture USDA prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status.
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