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Post by tom 🕊 on Mar 13, 2019 15:44:24 GMT -5
I had a green eggplant from Black Beauty last year and sowed seed from it today. I wondered if green eggplant was unusual, and it's not. It's an established variety in Japan: "In the city of Yachiyo in the Chiba prefecture, adjacent to Saitama prefecture, the Green eggplant is the mascot for an elementary school because of its cultural and economic significance."
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Post by binnylou on Mar 13, 2019 16:28:04 GMT -5
tom 🕊, do you expect the saved seeds to be stable and produce green eggplants, or will it probably revert to black/purple?
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Post by tom 🕊 on Mar 13, 2019 17:12:46 GMT -5
do you expect the saved seeds to be stable and produce green eggplants, or will it probably revert to black/purple? I don't know what will happen. I once found a butternut squash of superior flavor, but all the seed in it were sterile, that is, would not germinate. Sometimes plants from a mutation will be dwarfed. So, it's just a matter of trying and seeing what happens. Anyway, the large number of green eggplant varieties suggests that the trait is advantageous. |
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Post by binnylou on Mar 13, 2019 17:29:40 GMT -5
tom 🕊, if you get fruit, keep good records. It might be a keeper.
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Post by tom 🕊 on Mar 13, 2019 17:53:25 GMT -5
if you get fruit, keep good records. My record keeping is writing planting dates and exceptional morning lows on the calendar. It helps me plan my gardening. |
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Post by Mumsey on Mar 14, 2019 2:59:20 GMT -5
Thanks for the reminder. Need to get eggplant started! tom 🕊, it will be interesting to see what you get from the seeds. |
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Post by Mumsey on Mar 21, 2019 2:40:23 GMT -5
Eggplant started on 3-15 started sprouting yesterday. The Rosa Bianca and Florida Market are slow, I remember germination wasn't so great last year for those 2. Time to pitch those seeds. Black Beauty and Rosita are the ones sprouting.
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Post by Mumsey on Mar 24, 2019 15:30:21 GMT -5
Guess I was impatient. The Florida Market and Rosa Bianca have sprouted!
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Post by binnylou on Mar 28, 2019 10:26:27 GMT -5
So, you’re growing 4 varieties, Mumsey. These are mostly for market? |
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Post by Mumsey on Mar 28, 2019 18:02:40 GMT -5
binnylou, Not the plants. Our market doesn't start til middle of June. I'll sell extras on facebook for sale group and to previous customers. I'm not selling as many plants this year. I told Dad we are doing more fishing. So he's been pulling my chain, said he's looking for a boat and motor.......we have a perfectly good john boat with a tiny leak and a trolling motor, though I prefer just using oars. Silly man. I potted up 30 of the various eggplant this morning.
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Post by tom 🕊 on Jul 11, 2019 9:45:20 GMT -5
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Post by tom 🕊 on Jul 11, 2019 10:55:21 GMT -5
Having experimented, I believe the flavor of cooked eggplant improves if it is permitted to cool before serving.
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Post by tom 🕊 on Jul 11, 2019 18:21:20 GMT -5
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Post by pepperhead212 on Jul 14, 2019 22:54:36 GMT -5
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Post by Mumsey on Jul 16, 2019 3:40:33 GMT -5
Still waiting! I see little ones forming. Now with upcoming heat, lots of things will drop blossoms.
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