Hi All...

This year, I've taken it upon myself to try an experiment with growing
some veggies indoors along with my steady herb garden. I'm in Omaha
Nebraska which is roughly a zone 5. I've got some good southern
windows as well as supplemental lighting and have had excellent
results with some herbs, lettuce and some varieties of chiles. In the
fall, I tried some other things including some heirloom tomatoes and
some Kemer eggplant which is a slender variety from Turkey. Anyway,
the plants themselves are extremely healthy. Huge green leaves and
each eggplant stands about 2 feet tall. They have been sprouting
blooms for about the past 6 weeks. But, what happens is that the
bloom stays for a few days and then shrivels up and falls off the
plant. Does anyone know why this is occurring? Do these blooms need
some type of special treatment? Do I need to pollinate them by hand
somehow? If anyone has any clues as to why this is happening, I'd be
greatly appreciative.

Thanks!

Dan

That's right Dandy Dan.

In the absence of a pollinator you will need to pollinate the flowers by
hand. Familiarize yourself with basic floral biology and you will know what
to do to successfully pollinate the flowers.


"Dan Charette" wrote in message
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Hi All...

This year, I've taken it upon myself to try an experiment with growing
some veggies indoors along with my steady herb garden. I'm in Omaha
Nebraska which is roughly a zone 5. I've got some good southern
windows as well as supplemental lighting and have had excellent
results with some herbs, lettuce and some varieties of chiles. In the
fall, I tried some other things including some heirloom tomatoes and
some Kemer eggplant which is a slender variety from Turkey. Anyway,
the plants themselves are extremely healthy. Huge green leaves and
each eggplant stands about 2 feet tall. They have been sprouting
blooms for about the past 6 weeks. But, what happens is that the
bloom stays for a few days and then shrivels up and falls off the
plant. Does anyone know why this is occurring? Do these blooms need
some type of special treatment? Do I need to pollinate them by hand
somehow? If anyone has any clues as to why this is happening, I'd be
greatly appreciative.

Thanks!

Dan