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Welcome friend! Isn’t it time you enjoyed some elegant and exquisite eggplants in your garden? Eggplant (Solanum melongena), also known as aubergine or guinea squash and close relative to the tomato, is a tender perennial fruiting nightshade that is self-pollinating. Like tomatoes, eggplant… READ MORE
Eggplant goes by many names. In the U.S. and Canada their name is based on their egg-like shape, however much of Europe calls them aubergines and in Southeast Asia, they are called brinjals. Less common names are the garden egg, melongen, and guinea squash. Eggplant is a delight… READ MORE
You can grow eggplants from seeds or seedlings, and in the ground or in pots. In fact, if you live in a cooler climate, eggplants are happier in dark pots, which can be 10 degrees warmer than your soil temperature. READ MORE
Eggplants like their lives warm and sunny (don’t we all?). They also like humidity and moisture, which means they need a few stars to align to be perfectly happy. READ MORE
