Comments on: Growing Eggplants http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/growing-eggplants/ Featuring Vegetable Gardening Tips, Organic Growing Techniques, and Unique Plants for the Backyard Gardener Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:36:14 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kenny Point http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/growing-eggplants/#comment-121428 Kenny Point Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:48:03 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/growing-eggplants/#comment-121428 Hi Karin, I'm not sure how well eggplants will grow in the Topsy Turvy planters. The eggplants will grow bushy more like a pepper plant and less like a vining squash or tomato. The plants and fruits can both grow large and get pretty heavy as well. Eggplants will grow fine in regular containers however. Hi Karin, I’m not sure how well eggplants will grow in the Topsy Turvy planters. The eggplants will grow bushy more like a pepper plant and less like a vining squash or tomato. The plants and fruits can both grow large and get pretty heavy as well. Eggplants will grow fine in regular containers however.

]]> By: Karin http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/growing-eggplants/#comment-121158 Karin Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:02:01 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/growing-eggplants/#comment-121158 I have a question about growing eggplant in the "topsy turvy" type planter. I am not sure how big an eggplant plant will be, does it vine out or grow more similar to tomatoes, or squash. I would love to try these in an upside down planter, any suggestions? I have a question about growing eggplant in the “topsy turvy” type planter. I am not sure how big an eggplant plant will be, does it vine out or grow more similar to tomatoes, or squash. I would love to try these in an upside down planter, any suggestions?

]]> By: Catherine http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/growing-eggplants/#comment-112277 Catherine Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:22:28 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/growing-eggplants/#comment-112277 Hi, great website, I'm from Australia, so our growing times / conditions are obviously different. Although this summer has been a fantastic growing year, our main problem is white fly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum) which eat all the leaves and damage the fruit. I don't use any pesticides and I've found that if i put a sticky cover (I use strips of double sided tape) on the brightest yellow plastic I can find + hang it right above the plants on a stake attracts all the whiteflys + then they get stuck! This may work for all your bugs perhaps. If you search for yellow sticky traps on the internet, they really work on the whiteflys and aphids. I can get them in my local nursery, and have seen them on a uk website also, my only concern is if they trap good bugs also? Hi, great website, I’m from Australia, so our growing times / conditions are obviously different. Although this summer has been a fantastic growing year, our main problem is white fly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum) which eat all the leaves and damage the fruit. I don’t use any pesticides and I’ve found that if i put a sticky cover (I use strips of double sided tape) on the brightest yellow plastic I can find + hang it right above the plants on a stake attracts all the whiteflys + then they get stuck!

This may work for all your bugs perhaps. If you search for yellow sticky traps on the internet, they really work on the whiteflys and aphids. I can get them in my local nursery, and have seen them on a uk website also, my only concern is if they trap good bugs also?

]]> By: Victoria http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/growing-eggplants/#comment-112045 Victoria Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:23:57 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/growing-eggplants/#comment-112045 My one large absolutely gorgeous eggplant ... a supposedly large 'black beauty' type, came out with breathtaking med. large bright yellow fruits. Would love to hear other stories about this type ... maybe an hybrid that reverted to an old heirloom? Will cook some ... not sure if overly bitter, and see how they taste. Sure was surprised. My one large absolutely gorgeous eggplant … a supposedly large ‘black beauty’ type, came out with breathtaking med. large bright yellow fruits. Would love to hear other stories about this type … maybe an hybrid that reverted to an old heirloom? Will cook some … not sure if overly bitter, and see how they taste. Sure was surprised.

]]> By: Kenny Point http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/growing-eggplants/#comment-106412 Kenny Point Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:16:55 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/growing-eggplants/#comment-106412 Hi Jon, I would just hand pick the creepy crawlers off of your eggplants and dispose of them if the infestation is not too extensive. Hi Jon, I would just hand pick the creepy crawlers off of your eggplants and dispose of them if the infestation is not too extensive.

]]> By: Jon http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/growing-eggplants/#comment-106378 Jon Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:28:36 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/growing-eggplants/#comment-106378 Hello. I have the same problem as Yash and have also just recently spotted those crawlers. I have some good fruits coming in. Am I in any trouble with these bugs and how do I get rid of them? Thank you. Hello. I have the same problem as Yash and have also just recently spotted those crawlers. I have some good fruits coming in. Am I in any trouble with these bugs and how do I get rid of them? Thank you.

]]> By: Kenny Point http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/growing-eggplants/#comment-105725 Kenny Point Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:59:41 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/growing-eggplants/#comment-105725 Hi Yash, flea beetles are the most common pest attacking the eggplants in many gardens. They chew small round holes in the leaves and are small black insects that you would have to look close to see. The flea beetles haven't caused much of a problem this year but I have also noticed a cream colored bug that is soft bodied with black accents that has been eating the eggplant leaves. They are crawlers, usually found in small groups on the same leaf, and I have been hand picking them and tossing them out of the garden. It is getting late but you still have time if you can get the fruits to set soon. Good luck. Hi Yash, flea beetles are the most common pest attacking the eggplants in many gardens. They chew small round holes in the leaves and are small black insects that you would have to look close to see. The flea beetles haven’t caused much of a problem this year but I have also noticed a cream colored bug that is soft bodied with black accents that has been eating the eggplant leaves. They are crawlers, usually found in small groups on the same leaf, and I have been hand picking them and tossing them out of the garden. It is getting late but you still have time if you can get the fruits to set soon. Good luck.

]]> By: Yash http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/growing-eggplants/#comment-105718 Yash Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:07:04 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/growing-eggplants/#comment-105718 I have been trying to grow eggplant (black beauty) I get lots of leaves but after a while all my leaves get eaten by something but I turn them over and can't find a thing. Any idea what's going on? it's getting late in the game and I haven't gotten a single flower or fruit.... :-S I have been trying to grow eggplant (black beauty) I get lots of leaves but after a while all my leaves get eaten by something but I turn them over and can’t find a thing. Any idea what’s going on? it’s getting late in the game and I haven’t gotten a single flower or fruit…. :-S

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