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Eggplant - Growing Eggplants in the Vegetable Garden
By Marie Iannotti, About.com Guide
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Eggplant: Solanum melongena, 'Snowy'
Botanical name: Solanum melongena, 'Snowy'
Common name: eggplant
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Eggplant
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name for Solanum melongena, a large-leaved woody perennial shrub (often grown as an annual herb) of the family Solanaceae (nightshade family), and also cultivated for its ovoid fruit.
Eggplant
Prepared by Nancy Doubrava, HGIC Horticulture Specialist, and Gilbert Miller, Bamberg County Extension Agent, Clemson University. (New 05/99. Revised 04/03. Image added 01/09.)
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Eggplant Surprise
Tasty eggplant treat that will even have the kids begging for more.
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Annual Eggplant
Related to Tomatoes and Peppers, Eggplants need long hot summers to produce their glossy egg-shaped fruit. Essential in Moussaka, Ratatouille, and Eggplant Parmesan, varieties produce purple, white, yellow, and green fruits.
Eggplant is started from transplants. Do not plant until all danger from frost has passed and the soil has warmed up.
Be sure to check the frost free date in your area.
Big Eggplant is an unarmed shrub or small tree, growing up to 4 m tall. Branched are covered with a dense soft, and the can be up to 20 cm in diameter. Leaves are ovate-elliptical, 10-20 cm long, 3.
( Striped Guadalupe Eggplant )
'Striped Guadalupe', also known as 'Listada de Gandia' is an extremely beautiful heirloom variety from France. This is a hot-weather variety which likes temperatures in the mid 90's. Under normal U.S.
Eggplant
Long and thin or round and fat, eggplants range from egg- to melon-sized and come in a rainbow of colors, including purple, pink, white, orange, and green.
Eggplant, Summer savory
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Eggplant
Start seeds indoors 8-12 weeks before last frost date
Transplant into garden late spring.
The eggplant's attractive flowers resemble those of it relatives tomatoes and potatoes.
Location
Eggplant originated in southeast Asia, probably India.
Tomato, pepper, eggplant, okra and sweet corn plants may be grown during the first year of a strawberry bed provided the berry plants are set 18" to 24" asunder in rows not less than 24" apart.
Aubergine, eggplant (Solanum melongena)
Autumn crocus (Crocus laevigatus, Crocus banaticus)
Avena grass, blue oat grass (Helictotrichon sempervirens, Avena candida)
Avocado, avocado pear, alligator pear (Persea americana)
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Flowers are white, unlike regular eggplant with purple flowers. Eggplant got its name because the first varieties to be cultivated in North America were shaped like hen's eggs. They came in several colors and were grown as ornamentals, not for food.
It did come as a bit of a shock to find eggplant and potatoes in the same family though. Jerusalem Cherry is a tender perennial. As a houseplant, it requires full sun to thrive, but it will survive with moderate to bright light. Mist the plant often.
In 1931, a Bulgarian scientist experimenting with eggplant in his greenhouse used a nicotine spray to control a bug problem he was having.
Tropical soda apple is a member of the Solanaceous family, which also includes potato, eggplant and tomato. Gratiana boliviana is an adventive tortoise beetle that feeds specifically on the foliage of TSA.
Jak fruit, Abuta, Annato, Bitter Melon, Bloodflower, Candlestick Senna, Cat's Claw, Cayenne Pepper, Jatoba, African eggplant, Eggplant, Breadfruit, Desmodium adscendens, Kapok Tree, Eclipta alba, Lemongrass, Mango, Papaya, Passionflower, ...
It is important to catch any tomato disease early, before it spreads to all of your tomato plants and possibly other plants in the same family, such as potatoes, eggplants and peppers.
Look for brown, rapidly spreading patches on leaves and stems.
and their butterflies (Cabbage White), Brussels sprouts, cabbage (Chinese and regular), cantaloupe, carrots, cauliflower, celeriac, celery, chard, chicory, chives, christophene, collards, corn, cowpeas, cucumbers, dasheen, eddoe, eggplant, endive, ...
The tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is a plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family, as are its close cousins tobacco, chili peppers, potato, and eggplant. The tomato is native to Central, South, and southern North America from Mexico to Peru.
The marvelously unique purply-blue fruits resemble miniature one-inch eggplants both in appearance & texture. These ripen late summer through October, & continue to provide color to the garden through much of the winter.
All-America Selections plant winners of 2008 has been published. Consider an easy eggplant vegetable to grow, a cool season viola and a white osteospermum for the garden
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Do not plant in old vegetable gardens, or near tomatoes, eggplant or asters. Crown rot can kill trees damaged by frost or growing in saturated soil, as well as from trunks hit by frequent, superficial lawn sprinkling.
Marjoram used in cooking for soups, stews,vegetables, stuffings, salads, cheese, eggplant, and meats.
It has also been used in perfumes.
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Tomatoes and celery are transplanted from the hot beds to spaces left by the hardier material in the coldframe. Leave a few tomato plants in the hotbed for larger plants. Eggplants and peppers are transplanted within the hotbed - these need more ...
VEGETABLE
A vegetable is a plant whose stem, leaves, tubers, roots, bulbs, or flower is a food source for people. Some examples of vegetables include carrots, eggplant, potatoes, spinach, broccoli, onion, and asparagus.
Nicotiana encompasses approximately 70 species of annuals and perennials, according to Floridata. The species belongs in the nightshade family Solanaceae, along with tomatoes and eggplants. Nicotiana…
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Don't limit ornamental grasses strictly to your landscape. Consider tucking them into your vegetable garden. Here the buff plumes of feather reedgrass contrast wonderfully with the rich purples of a group of eggplants.
Bell peppers, chili peppers, jalapeno peppers, paprika and tabasco all come from the Capsicum genus. Physalis is the tomatillo. Solanum includes the potato and eggplant. Belladonna is Atropa, while the petunia flower is from the genus Petunia.
Wilt Although fairly unusual, verticillium wilt can affect lilacs planted in soil where tomatoes, potatoes or eggplants formerly grew. Sudden wilting may affect one branch or one side of the plant.
 See also: Tomato, Potato, Green, May, Pepper
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