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Gardening

HopeHoops

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11. I've had something really similar - a local Indian grocery store always has eggplant like that.

Reply to Vanje (Reply #9)

Mon Mar 12, 2012, 07:47 AM

Mar 2012

Eggplant is one of the best fruits on the planet and NO - THEY DO NOT NEED TO BE SALTED TO DRAW OUT THE BITTERNESS!!!!! I like it raw as well as cooked. Amazingly versatile fruit - and a nightshade at that so you can grow it in the same spot every year (with minor organic additives - go easy on the nitrogen).

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So who's growing eggplant this year? We're trying a new variety - KERMIT!!! [View all] HopeHoops Mar 2012 OP

I grew those 2 or 3 years ago. Denninmi Mar 2012 #1

How about storage? Do they degrade quickly or can you keep them a while? HopeHoops Mar 2012 #10

Me :) NEOhiodemocrat Mar 2012 #2

When I have space for the a-frame (which I made 20 years ago), I do them indoors. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #3

Your a-frame sounds nice NEOhiodemocrat Mar 2012 #4

Well, one problem with buying plants is that ... Denninmi Mar 2012 #5

One of the perks of having family running a greenhouse NEOhiodemocrat Mar 2012 #6

I built the a-frame (my own design) a long time ago and it has also served for displaying things. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #7

I'll be growing Black Beauty or Black King, Prosperosa, and Casper. Gormy Cuss Mar 2012 #8

Cute Vanje Mar 2012 #9

I've had something really similar - a local Indian grocery store always has eggplant like that. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #11

The growing environment makes a big difference. Denninmi Mar 2012 #12

Agreed. I've never grown one that was bitter. They prefer drip irrigation, but rain works. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #13