In the fall, the eggplant was still loaded with small growing eggplants. I couldn't bring my self to pull it from the ground. It was a good decision. Yesterday I harvested two good sized eggplants. The leaves have taken several hits from very cold weather in January and February but not enough to kill the plant.
Now I am deciding if I should take the pruners out and clean up any lackluster foliage with the hopes that this plant will continue to grow a second season. I think the decision will be made if I see a flourish of purple blossoms as the legnth of time the sun shines in the garden increases.
2 comments:
Amazing! You are lucky to have ripe eggplant from your own garden this early in the season...wow!
I had a similar situation with my Thai chili pepper plant: despite frosts, it never shriveled.
Man, my eggplant did zilch last year. It didn't even grow because the thug of a squash hogged all the sun. I so hope to have half your luck!
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