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Eggplant
I have been asked by SWMBO (I'm just the labourer) to enquire about
growing eggplant in sydney at this time of year. Basically, she has foot high plants that have been flowering for about three weeks, but there is no little egg plants growing. Is this normal? And/or is there something she should be doing? |
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On Thu, 05 May 2005 10:43:29 +1000, Terry Collins
wrote: I have been asked by SWMBO (I'm just the labourer) to enquire about growing eggplant in sydney at this time of year. Basically, she has foot high plants that have been flowering for about three weeks, but there is no little egg plants growing. Is this normal? And/or is there something she should be doing? In my experience this is normal. The first flowers fall off without setting fruit. I think this may be a Sydney thing. The plant is a perennial. If she is not in a frost prone area of Sydney then it is worth leaving the plants in over the winter and wait for a harvest next year. The leaves will look tatty at the end of the winter, but the next lot of flowers will set. |
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Richard Wright wrote:
In my experience this is normal. The first flowers fall off without setting fruit. I think this may be a Sydney thing. The plant is a perennial. If she is not in a frost prone area of Sydney then it is worth leaving the plants in over the winter and wait for a harvest next year. The leaves will look tatty at the end of the winter, but the next lot of flowers will set. Thanks. Most will probably survive the winter as we have a new garden area to break in this winter. Next time we will probably plant them in an area they can enjoy for a longer time. The perennial idea seems interesting. We have a neighbour with a capsicum in its second year. Need to look at other plants. |
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