A non-commercial guide to organic gardening in the mid-Atlantic states, with some specifics to central Virginia..and some information applicable across the country! Or to other time zones! Across the seas! Who knew? "No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the garden." Thomas Jefferson
Central Virginia Organic Gardener
Friday, January 15, 2021
What I will Grow Again This Year: Turkish Eggplant
Isn't it cute? This is a fun "fruit" to grow to keep people guessing. People think it is a pepper, tomato, or some sweet fruit, but it is an orange-skinned, green-fleshed,Turkish eggplant. Partly I am growing it because it is pretty. It is also tasty, though small, and is great for stuffing! It seems as easy to grow as other eggplants. Like all eggplants, I grow it under a row cover to keep flea beetles away-they can riddle the leaves of a plant with so many holes they kill it. As soon as the plant reaches flowering stage, I uncover it for pollination. The plant is typically large enough at this point to withstand the beetles, or they have completed their life cycle and are gone.
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