g'day bruce,

yes i'd go with the "wrong season" for eggplants, also if i can make
an objective comment i would suggest you get a little more serious in
using mulch, this way you add nutrients, conserve moisture and also
keep teh soil warmer in the winter, up here on qld i manage to
overwinter our capsicums no worries, even though we do get some
frosts, got a tomato this year as well, we mulch very heavily av' 8"s,
and use the green spoilt hay type mulches.

so you may even save those plants, also suggest you cover them on the
nights when there could be a frost and uncover for the sun each day.
if you can get them through winter it will put you ahead for next
seasons fruiting. covering could be by throwing some loose hay over
them.


On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:04:12 -0700 (PDT), brucef
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len & bev

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