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Eggplant help
I'm growing eggplant for the first time. It gets blossoms, they look all pretty for a few days and then they fall off. Any suggestions?
It's a TT garden with mel's mix. We are in the 100s for daytime temps but it's been doing this since before we hit the high temps.
It's a TT garden with mel's mix. We are in the 100s for daytime temps but it's been doing this since before we hit the high temps.
claramaybe- Posts : 10
Join date : 2011-05-01
Location : Central AR
Re: Eggplant help
Oh dear! How often are you watering? Eggplants like LOTS and LOTS and LOTS of water.claramaybe wrote:I'm growing eggplant for the first time. It gets blossoms, they look all pretty for a few days and then they fall off. Any suggestions?
It's a TT garden with mel's mix. We are in the 100s for daytime temps but it's been doing this since before we hit the high temps.
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Re: Eggplant help
I grow eggplant and since I'm in SC, I planted in the shade. They love warm weather and plenty of water. See if you can give some shade from the afternoon sun and they also love a overhead sprinkle from the hose once in a while.
littlejo-
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Join date : 2011-05-04
Age : 70
Location : Cottageville SC 8b
Re: Eggplant help
I have 6 eggplant plants: 3 black beauties and 3 little fingers. We have had very hot weather as well. It has been the 100's. (I can't even believe I just typed that.) They grow in full sun with no shade and are producing gang busters. The black beauties have been producing for about a month and the little fingers are just starting to produce although not big enough to pick yet. My growing medium is Mel's mix and I water in the morning and afternoon. I have to admit that I have used miracle grow two differernt times because they are heavy feeders. After I pick all the "little fingers" I will give them another shot of miracle grow to give them a boost.
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Join date : 2011-02-14
Location : 7b (Angier, NC)
Re: Eggplant help
Yeah I feed mine too, I top dress them with compost and compost tea to the foliage,
when ever I remember.
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Re: Eggplant help
I'm growing 2 black beauty eggplants, TT box, temps in the high 90s, full sun, no extra love except I water twice a day (when I water everything else), and mine are producing like crazy! I don't even like eggplant. They were a mercy buy from the nursery for 75 cents apiece at the request of my son. ("Hey, Mom, I think I like eggplant. Can we get some?")
BUT one thing I have noticed is that the bees love them. There are always a few bees around the eggplants. Have you seen any bees visiting yours? If not, perhaps that's why the flowers end up just falling off. Now that I think about it, mine did that too at first. Then the bees came. Maybe you could try hand pollinating them? I know that works with cukes and such, but I really don't know about eggplants. I hope someone with more experience than I have will step up and help you out.
Best of luck!!
~Lu
BUT one thing I have noticed is that the bees love them. There are always a few bees around the eggplants. Have you seen any bees visiting yours? If not, perhaps that's why the flowers end up just falling off. Now that I think about it, mine did that too at first. Then the bees came. Maybe you could try hand pollinating them? I know that works with cukes and such, but I really don't know about eggplants. I hope someone with more experience than I have will step up and help you out.
Best of luck!!
~Lu
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Age : 49
Location : Fort Stewart, GA
Re: Eggplant help
Thanks for all the replies. I'll keep trying and see what happens.
claramaybe- Posts : 10
Join date : 2011-05-01
Location : Central AR
Re: Eggplant help
I had the same problem, but they started producing once we started watering them extra. A tip from the good folks on here. ![What a Face](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/fresse.png)
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