I'm not sure what's gone wrong with this one, but it could be all the rain, I'm actually surprised it's alive at all, the spot it was in has been underwater quite a number of times now. So up to higher ground it goes, and hopefully it will survive the move and continue on to produce non brown bits eggplants.
It might not be pretty, but it's my not pretty eggplant, and as such, I am showing it to you with pride.
And one day, on my plastic Teletubbies head, I will produce a decent eggplant.
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I have never grown eggplant. I was told it is very difficult to grow and I see now you have problems with it. I feel very discouraged to grow it.
Good luck and I wish you a nice eggplant harvest!
Eggplant/Aubergine/Brinjal and other names I have forgotten ... they love the heat! They thrive in the wet with heat and lots of potash and calcium. Those brown marks are possibly from running out of potash. Banana skins are good but you probably need a ton of them, or you can use Potassium Sulphate granules or liquid. That's an Italian variety eh? They are all good, except perhaps the Orange Turkish one which is a tad bitter if left too long, but they don't need soaking in salt in my experience. And the home-grown ones, while the different varieties taste different to each other, are all creamy and seriously delicious :-) You can tell I'm an Eggplant freak? :-O
Miss Ali, I reckon your eggplant is lovely. I didn't know they were so hard to grow. See my post tomorrow for the definition of U-G-L-Y!
Now there's one veg that I dislike (which is unusual). I always find the skins go tough and the flesh can be both bitter asnd sloppy. The only way I have actively enjoyed Aubergines/Eggplant is sliced thinly, marinated in milk, coated with batter and deep-fried (like pakhoras in other words). I think the long, slim "brinjals" that you get in the East are better than the European ones which seem to be bred mostly for their glossy good looks.
I have actually grown aubergines once, when a friend gave me a couple of plants,so I have to admit that they do have some attractive qualities - such ornamental ones.
Ali, I reckon your brown bits on your eggplant make it look as if it is suspended in a net.
I've ripped mine out along with most of my vege garden. Too hot and wet. Apart from a few herbs in pots I give up on most veges over Summer. They never do well once we get high humidity so I think yours looks exceptionally good for this time of year and the weather we've had lately.
Hey lovely looking people. Hazel and vrtlarica, I don't know that they are all that hard to grow, my neighbours had fabulous success with theirs last year, while mine here did nothing. I have a dreaded brown thumb, that's all.
Elaine I don't think any of the Brinjal seeds you gave me struggled into seedlings, once more my brown thumb is apparent!
Mark... have you tried them sliced and barbecued? This is my favourite way to have them, they are a great BBQ vegetable.
Thanks Missy, they are actually the only vegetable I have left that's doing anything which is funny seeing as they are the ones that I always have such trouble with!
Well, I suppose it's not the typical purple, but it truly is a healthy looking veggie and I think you'll enjoy it!! :-)
Thanks SG, I don't care what it looks like, if it isn't rotten inside, I'm eating it!
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