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The heat is cranking up in Florida, and now is the perfect time to get your eggplants going! Eggplants are heat loving plants that thrive in the summer months. Easy to care for, and pest free for the most part, eggplant is perfect for a container garden. Steady watering, occasional feeding, and a lot of sunshine will deliver a continuous supply of this beautiful vegetable.
Harvest the treasures when their skin is still glossy, and their color bright. An indication of over maturity is dull, leather-like shriveling skin, so make sure to pick them before your fruit show signs. Also, avoid letting your plant ‘over flower ‘. This will affect your crop quality and production.
There are many varieties of eggplant. Black, white, short and round, long and skinny, the list can go on and on. Whichever type you decide I don’t think you will be disappointed.
If eggplant just isn’t for you, it is still fun to grow, and just as fun to give to your friends! Junior farmers will love the quick, steady growth, and the pretty purple flowers!!