Sher
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Post by Sher on Aug 28, 2020 14:49:55 GMT -5
If the two peppers get too crowded I will just move one to a Folgers can. 
Ah.... are you trying to compete with my growing collection of Folgers cans?
I have a big head start on you!  |
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joes
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Post by joes on Aug 28, 2020 16:58:40 GMT -5
So far....only one. No worries, pretty sure you will be the Folgers leader for a long time.
I use cottage cheese containers too. I have about a half a dozen of those, but I think they are too small for most full grown plants.
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mike
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Post by mike on Aug 28, 2020 17:39:28 GMT -5
Joes, you won't be able to do more than one plant, even in a Farm. I grew these in 5-gallon buckets in 2015.  The plants were 5-feet wide at the widest. Sher, you have a beautiful plant. I hope you get plentiful eggs. |
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Aug 28, 2020 20:17:43 GMT -5
mike, thanks so much for your help.
And for the eggplant compliment. It is doing so much better than my first eggplant attempt!
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dianne
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Post by dianne on Aug 28, 2020 21:21:11 GMT -5
Looking forward to seeing your fruits! I think fairy tale eggplants may be the cutest vegetable in existence.  |
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joes
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Post by joes on Aug 28, 2020 22:31:26 GMT -5
Joes, you won't be able to do more than one plant, even in a Farm. I grew these in 5-gallon buckets in 2015. The plants were 5-feet wide at the widest. Sher, you have a beautiful plant. I hope you get plentiful eggs. Those are from AG fairytale eggplant pods? |
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mike
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Post by mike on Aug 28, 2020 23:03:33 GMT -5
No
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joes
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Post by joes on Aug 28, 2020 23:08:09 GMT -5
I hope I can get at least one Thai pepper in with an AG fairytale eggplant. Otherwise, I will pull it and put it in a five gallon bucket too. Half a farm is too much for only one plant.
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Post by Shawn on Aug 29, 2020 6:27:16 GMT -5
it looks wonderful
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Post by waterphoenix on Aug 29, 2020 7:17:10 GMT -5
So many pretty blooms! Looks promising for a good harvest. I love eggplant, it is definitely on my to-grow list next spring.
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Sept 3, 2020 18:15:41 GMT -5
I thought I was finally getting a teeny eggplant. But on closer inspection, it may just be another flower.
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mike
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Post by mike on Sept 3, 2020 18:29:12 GMT -5
Nice!
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Sept 6, 2020 0:09:39 GMT -5
I have a problem. What I thought might be a baby eggplant (previous post) was simply a flower that had not yet opened.
Every single blossom is dropping with part of the stem attached.
I have been pollinating them like I do tomatoes and peppers -- by simply shaking the plant in several places. But apparently that is not doing the job.
Starting tomorrow, I am going to try using a q-tip on the individual flowers and see if that makes a difference.
Suggestions welcome.
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mike
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Post by mike on Sept 6, 2020 5:55:48 GMT -5
I wish I had something much to offer here. My DWC bucket produced beautiful plants with gorgeous blooms, that kept falling off. I eventually gave up on the project. My conclusion was the Apollo Horticulture light was inadequate to provide the light necessary for the job. This was reinforced by not having success with any super-hot pepper projects with them. Jalapenos, yes, but nothing hotter.
I did read that eggplant is notorious for dropping blooms. The AG Bounties and Farms provide plenty of light. Stick with it. I really regret that I didn't wait longer on mine.
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Sept 6, 2020 6:04:51 GMT -5
Thank you, mike . I will definitely keep it going for a while. I added a tiny bit of Bloom Boost to it. Not that it needs it for flowering, but maybe the extra phosphorus will help with fruit set. |
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Sept 6, 2020 18:48:52 GMT -5
I tried pollinating with the back of an electric toothbrush today. A couple of the flowers shot out clouds of pollen.
I didn't see anything happening with the other flowers, but maybe it helped. I did drop a couple more flowers.
Anyway, since I saw the pollen fly, I'm trusting that at least two baby eggplants will appear soon.
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Post by Shawn on Sept 7, 2020 3:15:38 GMT -5
I find some plants that shaking it too rough. Sometimes a simple brush ove the flower is enough. Other times you need to shake. Also I also do not always see "fairy dust" aka pollen but am happy when I do  |
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Sept 7, 2020 6:38:42 GMT -5
I think my eggplant must be one of those plants that has to be treated more gently, Shawn.
And I was thrilled when I saw that little bit of fairy dust. It gave me hope.  |
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Sept 17, 2020 7:16:25 GMT -5
At last, one eggplant!
These flowers require intensive, individual pollination. If you pollinate them before the stamens are at the exact stage of ripeness, pollination will not take place. So even though I know some are not ready I pollinate each one every day.
Next year I plan to plant them outdoors and fight the flea beetles. When I grew eggplant outdoors, they were always well pollinated without any effort on my part.
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Post by Shawn on Sept 17, 2020 7:27:45 GMT -5
Nice tiny eggplant
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