Eggplants

Image by sirichai_raksue Eggplant is a commonly grown warm-season vegetable noted for its great flavor, egg shape, and dark violet color. Several other varieties can be grown in the home garden as well. They…

Image by OLEKSANDR PEREPELYTSIA If you are a gardener who enjoys a challenge and gets pleasure out of growing your own food from scratch, then saving seeds from eggplant will be right up your alley. Follow…

Image by Vitalliy Eggplants are native to India and require a long, warm growing season for optimal yields. They also need the appropriate eggplant distance in gardens to achieve the greatest production. So…

Image by janeyee A member of the Solanaceae, or nightshade family, which includes tomatoes, peppers, and potatoes, eggplant is thought to be a native of India where it grows wild as a perennial. Many of us…

Image by yogesh_more Eggplant blossoms need pollination in order to produce an eggplant. Generally speaking, they only need a draft of light wind or stirring of the surrounding air caused by the gardener…

Image by ravipatchan Certainly, if you are a vegetarian, you’re familiar with eggplant since it is often used in recipes as a meat substitute. Really, a number of regional cuisines laud the eggplant from…

Image by Gardening Know How By now, I’m sure most of us have seen the last decade’s craze of growing tomato plants by hanging them rather than plunking them in the garden proper. This growing method has a…

Image by axeiz77 The versatility and nutritional appeal of eggplants make them a perfect food for many recipes. These heat loving veggies need a long growing season and plenty of sunshine. Can you grow…

Image by anakopa Like other garden fruits and vegetables, there are hundreds of different varieties of eggplant to grow in the garden. If you love to try new eggplant varieties, you may be interested in…

Image by ewastudio Eggplant might not be what you think of when you think “berry,” but they are actually a fruit. Their sweet, soft flesh is the perfect complement to almost any flavor and they grow like…