What varieties are you growing this year?

[johno]

So far, my Listada de Gandia seedlings have been most impressive...

[bluelacedredhead]

I planted 5 seeds of Black Beauty. The seed was of undetermined age (it was a gift at Christmas from someone who couldn't remember how long she had the seed??). I soaked them in tea for 24 hours and then planted them. I have 4 plants out of 5...

Husband won't eat eggplant. No idea what I'm going to do if I get a bumper crop, LOL

[downinmyback]

I planted 6 Japanese Eggplant today. I like these better than America varieties but you do not have to soak these to get the bitterness out.

[bluelacedredhead]

I'm hoping to attend a plant sale next weekend at a Japanese grower's place. Maybe she will have something I can buy to do a comparison between Black Beauty and the smaller oriental varieties? Hope so.

[downinmyback]

We started planting it by mistake as i grab a wrong plant one year. I was getting Black Beauty and grabbed a Japanese instead. Nowadays Japanese is all we plant.

[lavandulagirl]

I do like a Black Beauty type for making stuffed eggplant the way my grandmother used to, but the Japanese varieties are less bitter, you're so right. I'm hoping to come up with a good stuffing recipe for the round mauves once I taste them.

[giardiniere]

I'm growing Listada di Gandia, Diamond, and Pingtung Long.

[bluelacedredhead]

Giardiniere, Pleez report back with a taste comparison once you've had the opportunity to try the three varieties. I'm particularly interested in a comparison between the Diamond and the Pingtung. TY

[downinmyback]

My oriental eggplants re working overtime this year. They have been producing 1 or 2 a day from 6 plants but after the heavy rain yesterday i picked 12 eggplants from 6 plants and they are still loaded . Wow what a different a good rain does.

[johno]

Listada de Gandias

[bluelacedredhead]

You're making me hungreeeeeeeeeeeeeeee and extremely jealous..I've got blossoms, but no fruit yet...