I finally had some success growing eggplant!

[Ohiogal]

These will go into a Greek one-pot dish along with some tomatoes, rice, garlic, oregano, etc.

The plants got a late start due to all the rain we had in June, but they hung on once July came.

They are Burpee Shooting Stars. My husband started them from seed.

[murielm99]

1. Cool!

Your doggie is beautiful, too.

[Ohiogal]

2. Aw, thanks!

[Canoe52]

3. Beautiful, nice doggie too! I like your use of repurposed shingles for path.

[Ohiogal]

5. Thanks,

Using the shingles was my clever hubby’s idea.

[CaptainTruth]

4. They look great! How did they taste?

I tried one plant here in FL, it did ok & then survived hurricanes Matthew & Irma (it just kept growing into a bush in the warm weather) but never produced again. It bloomed but the blossoms fell off, even though I used blossom set.

I haven't tried again.

[Ohiogal]

6. They had a good flavor

and weren’t quite as sponge-y as the ones I’ve bought from grocery stores. Definitely will try again next year and hope for not as rainy of a June.

At least in Florida you don’t have to worry as much about frost! Strange that the blossoms fell off your plant. Maybe a beetle? That happened to my cukes one year, a beetle got inside the blossoms and they fell off.

[Rebl2]

7. What type

eggplant is this? I grew a type several years ago that were long and thin. Think they were called Japanese eggplant.

[Ohiogal]

8. These are Burpee Shooting Stars.

I believe they are exclusive to Burpee. We started them from seed.

[RicROC]

9. recipe?

What is the name of that Greek dish you are preparing?

[Ohiogal]

13. Here is the link

https://omgfood.com/one-pot-greek-eggplant-and-rice/

I found that sprinkling the top with feta cheese made it extra flavorful.

[keithbvadu2]

10. The bent stem.

The bent stem.

Started growing up until it got too heavy.

[Ohiogal]

15. I had to put

tomato cages around mine once the fruits got heavy. (as you can see) lol

[Nitram]

11. Our eggplants were trashed by flea beetles. Repeatedly.

We buy ours now.

[Ohiogal]

16. I have tried growing them several years with no success.

I feel your frustration!

[lillypaddle]

12. If you're willing

I would love to have your full recipe, it sounds amazing!

[Ohiogal]

14. Here is the link

https://omgfood.com/one-pot-greek-eggplant-and-rice/

I found that sprinkling feta cheese on top made it extra flavorful.

[lillypaddle]

17. Thanks so much

I'm definitely going to give this a try. Really looks GOOD.