A Complete Guide to Growing Container Eggplant & How to Fry Your Harvest: Grow It Cook It Eat It!

Eggplant is an outstanding container vegetable. It is extremely productive. I show you everything you need to do to maintain them in containers, once planted and growing.
Eggplant is the “meat” of the garden and Stacy Lyn will show you how to fry and make breaded garden fresh eggplant. A perfect golden fry that can be used with all kinds of sauces & preparations. Her cookbook, Harvest, contains this delicious recipe as well as many more!
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Gardening is a wonderful coping skill that doubles as a way of providing which provides another sense of security for me. I was also surprised by how much I enjoyed gardening. I didn't get the same joy from flowers though, but I enjoy the flowers on my veggie plants.

[@archstanton9703]

Which varieties set fruit in the desert heat? Thanks for the great gardening videos!

[@devbachu7072]

What u used for flowers falling I add Epsom salt an potash

[@jaimindesai5054]

Hi Gary, did you mixed FE and water soluble fertilizer to gather and than watered plants?

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[@nataliasilvestre2084]

Great video. I have one eggplant since the spring but the flowers are not turning into fruit. 😢 I have about 3, 5 flowers everytime but they all die. I hand pollinated and feed every month with a 5-5-5 fertilizer, what else can I do to have the flowers turning into fruit? Thanks in advance.

[@brigittelm6054]

Natalia Silvestre Hi California here, in full sun and heat there csn be flowers but no pollen, just too hot. I have discovered a sneaky way that has worked for me...I have 5 of them in seperate large pots, that i started with some compost mixed in the potsoil. They get morning sun, then some shading from tall trees until noon and shady break then sunlight but not direct hot heated sun... They are surrounded by other plants and flowers, one is planted with mint, other on has green onions and arugula in same soil, so they have friends. Watered twice a day and I use some epsom salt, organic fertilizer periodically... have non stop fruits and flowers. Hope this helps, all the best.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Great Tip. Thanks for sharing.

[@judylee7391]

I have had good results with Ichiban variety this year, produced about 13 thus far. However, I am only able to harvest 2-3 each time. What should I do so I can harvest less frequently, but with more eggplants per harvest?

[@srpskihayk]

Thank you for the VDO. I do not get it. I read all the time that eggplants love heat. As do tomatoes. Well, where I live their heat cup runneth over! This summer, the 24 hour temp has been over 30C (we do not cool off at night in summer. due to high humidty, the temp is more or less constant) and some days pushing 36C! I have no idea of the humidity in your area (the katydids signal that it gets KC humid 40 to 50%) ours is 65% or above. Daily. From June, my eggplants were flowering, but would never set. I fed it this pellet fertilizer and later a liquid food (all the instructions were in chinese. i did what i could. between google translate and reading numbers). Flower, no set. I would do what I could to manually pollinate the plant. No dice. Ever time it would drop its flowers. Eventually it stopped flowering and later died. My tom plants eventually died as well. I have no idea what happened. Too much heat, I am guessing. One thing. I noticed on a DIY tomato farm that their "season" for the DIY part is from October to May. I had no idea as to why, but I am guessing that since June to Sept is generally hot^2 in Taiwan, that is why I did not get any fruit. I am going to try again since the nights are backing off into the high 20s. (yes, it is C)

[@charlenejutras1595]

Really enjoy your videos! I have a gorgeous eggplant that has had many flowers that died and fell off---Georgia zone 7--Can you help? Haven't seen many bees so I am wondering if a pollination problem (did try hand pollinating)--Also been in the 90's for weeks now--thanks

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Hmmm. Just sounds like a Nature thing. If your keeping it minimally fed and watered, your doing all you can.

[@milaadams6836]

You should have removed the big leaves so we can see the Egg plants how many or how much you have .. I thought prunes is best for eggplant ? Viewing from the Midwest Iowa.

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[@nysumartun9682]

I like vegetable eggplant.why polinasi flower?.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

I dont fully understand.Sorry

[@Timerooy]

Hi, please link THAT watering can. Thank you.

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[@Knaeben]

They are super vulnerable to aphids. They get aphids no matter what I do.

[@linggalaxy3907]

Thank you for this informative video, fun to have the recipe demo from Stacy. Just one thing about the Ichiban Eggplant (which I am also growing and eating!) - it is correctly pronounced " ē-chē-bän" like "yee CHEE bahn" not "ickiban" - meaning "No. 1" or "the best", In Asia we often braise with lots of garlic and a little vinegar, a traditional recipe. Thanks again!

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[@dunlapskd]

My eggplant has never set fruit. Its now the middle of July. Tons of flowers but nothing at all has set. Any Ideas? Alpine, CA

[@archstanton9703]

Mine did the same thing and didn't start setting fruit until September when it started getting a little cooler. I'm looking for varieties that do well in the heat.

[@chriswhite6882]

i make burritos with mine

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Great idea. They really hold flavor.

[@TraceUK]

Oh wow! Car to share a recipe please?

[@jwallin57]

Keep the "grow it,cook it, eat it" videos coming!

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[@SuzeQKnits4997]

This is one of the best videos on eggplant I've ever seen. This is my first time growing eggplant, I tried to grow them last year, but unfortunately I couldn't get my seeds to germinate. I have a huge variety growing from seed=1 pato baby, 1 black beauty plant, 1 fairy tale eggplant, 1 little prince eggplant and 1 ichiban eggplant all are growing well and I've eaten off of them all. I just want to thank you for your help..😁🙋🏽‍♀️

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Well thanks so much. I grow it every year now with the flea beetles still showing up but, they dont wreck the crops. Please Visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden Shop: www.therustedgarden.com/ - Seeds, Starting Supplies, Neem Oil, Peppermint & Other Oils, Calcium Nitrate & More.e roots but depends how careful you are.

[@gardeningwithaloha5573]

Hi Gary! I love eggplant! Esp the black beauty I just love slicing & frying in oil & when done I drizzle some soy sauce & eat with hot sticky rice! Omg one of my favorites🌞take care🤙🏽

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Sound delicious.

[@brendachapman9431]

Stacy is Adorable! Thanks for The Tips! Love

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Thanks for watching.

[@skatingcanuck9837]

I can't believe you have a full time job aside from your garden and youtube channel! 😳

[@1985yumi]

try tortang talong (eggplant omelette) its delicious

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[@AYWalton]

Enjoyed watching her cook the eggplant. Note that in West Africa, it is frequently called "Garden Eggs" and used in amazing spicy dishes, served with fish over rice in a very rich sauce!

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Thanks. I love learning new information. Hope your garden does well!

[@AYWalton]

It is coming along. I shall try containers for next year with eggplants. I have learned so much from you. I am also in Zone 7 (in Maryland). Zuchini doing well with the baking soda spray. Do you have ideas for a fall garden? Or is it too late?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Thanks. All your greens can go in now. Lettuce, spinach, radishes. I am putting mine in.

[@rosemaryhernandez4304]

Thank you, I have several eggplants and I do not know how to cook them. But now I know to cook them.

[@gazzacava]

Bro you had me up to the point of then chemical fertilizer do not need chemical fertilizer bro I never use chemicals in my pot plants love you shows I had to give you a thumbs down only on that point

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[@Tee_Dawg1]

Wow Gary, you were just a kid here in this video. I was searching your channel for eggplant and came here.

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[@nightowl9176]

Thank you for sharing your experience and such detailed and complete explanation of all issues involved in growing a particular crop. I do have a question about the insect dust. Can it be the type of dust that is available to fight off the ants? Could you elaborate on that. Thank you again and keep on doing these videos. They are amazing and I have benefited a lot from them.

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[@elainejosebobadilla_art]

Hi! Thanks so much for sharing this informative video, you guys are doing some awesome work 🙂 Are the leaves also edible?

[@3dPrintingMillennial]

Definitely don't eat eggplant leaves.

[@CarrieNita]

I grew my eggplants in large containers and they still got daggum flea beetles. I am going to use neem seed meal compost tea next year as a systemic soil drench. I am also going to experiment with toile tented over the plant.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Those beetles show up. I have used neem and found dust works best. Just seems to be this case where the chemical dusts works.

[@CarrieNita]

Your plants definitely look better than mine :-)

[@EddyA808]

Need some help please! In lite of pandemic I finally decided to grow my own garden. Problem that I have is my potting soil that I mixed 1:1/4 of potting soil to peat moss won’t drain, it’s taking like 30+ minutes to get pool of water on top of soil to drain down. What can I do? Transferring eggplant into that soil container. Thanks for your help, and all that you do! 🤙

[@redtobertshateshandles]

Perlite and or river sand.

[@ameliarose727]

Add perlite. I make my own potting mix - equal parts of compost, coco coir (or peat moss if you need a more acidic soil) and perlite. Coarse sand is okay as a substitute for perlite but from experience, I find perlite better.

[@carolinefortheloveofcrochet]

I love eggplant. I am a first time gardener. I have been purchasing calikims seeds mainly. I recently made a purchase from you. I am having a hard time with green tiny worms and tiny grasshopper looking things. my flowers are falling off. I have bought some amendments but have yet to see any change.. I also recently bought some neem oil and have tried that on my eggplant to help with all the creepy crawlies . Any other suggestions? or advice?

[@friedkale5965]

Hi Gary I have a question I'm in zone 7 and my egg plant is producing but the fruits are growing really slowly, why do you think that is?

[@GerardGibney3]

it is a tropical plant being grown in a cool summer in a temperate zone. if they are potted, then put them somewhere HOT like a driveway. If they are in ground, dig them up and put them in black large pots somewhere HOT.

[@katsmama813]

Never experienced the damage flea beetles can do to an eggplant until this year. Your plants look great! Per your recommendation, I will put my eggplant in 5 gallon pots next year.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

They are tiny but devastating insects.

[@poponachtschnecke]

Um, hehe, I don't think that's how you say "ichiban".

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LOL well what can you do.

[@johnoshiro8885]

I love your youtube channel. Ichi-ban is pronounced "Itchy"-ban. It means number-one in Japanese. "Itchy" like itchy-scratchy. :-)

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

That sounds worse LOL. But makes sense. Thanks.

[@chriswhite6882]

hey its actually pronounced eecheebhan

[@chriswhite6882]

learned it Japanese class it means number one in japan

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First time here, your other hslf is adorable and a spitfire. fried eggplant looks good.

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Very informative thank you!

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Gary I've been looking, searching for gardening knowledge and there is some good content out there. I'm picky, and I have to say, nobody right now can match your content. I cannot thank you enough. God bless you brother.

[@BlazeCasey]

Your wife has the same name as my daughter! She is really beautiful and thank you for the recipe! I have planted several eggplant for the first time in a container garden, and I am looking forward to eating lots of eggplant!

[@plantingseedsforlife2138]

I've been thinking about eggplant. You may have just convinced me

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Excellent. Nice production from containers.

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[@blessedisshegroup]

Mouth watering! Can't wait to grow eggplant next year.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Mix up the varieties. Helps with regular production.

[@cherylhale5755]

Ichiban is pronounced ee-chee-bon. It is Japanese for #1

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[@sgtam88]

You got a lot of eggplants there. I've gotten 4 eggplants so far, and I can see 2 new ones coming out. Should I feed the plant with more fertilizers at this stage?

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They don't need tons of fertilizer if you have been feeding them. But a low NPK water soluble every 2 weeks is good.

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baba ganoosh

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[@janicedias_sowgrowanddiy]

Wow that's a prolific plant. Mine don't get pollinated.. the bees don't visit..☹️

[@rag1061]

great info Gary but, its pronounced ( e-shi-ban) not iki ban. ishiban means "best" in Japanese. great info tho, keep up the good work!

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Thanks

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Thanks!

[@Pantheragatos]

My eggplants were terrible this year. Some really small bug totally infested my plants The bugs were on the underside of the leaves. Flea beetles got them too. I used DTE for the flea beetles, it didn't seem to work. Those things got my other plants too. Are they in the soil or something? They got my cucumbers, cantaloupe, peppers. How do you get rid of those things? I will try this next year.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Yeah I found the eggplant really get insects in my area. Jet of water on underside and the chemical dust seem most effective as I showed you. No need to leave the dust on your plant but for night.

[@Pantheragatos]

I love eggplant so maybe next year I try having them close to my step/patio or on the patio, where the bugs can't get them so badly. I had 4 eggplants, two produced one eggplant a piece ;-( The flea beetles were horrible. Thanks though, love your videos ;-)

[@genebeckley4923]

I sprayed the underside of the leaves with soapy water used a good 5 way mix soil I bought in bulk and planted marigold flowers in front of the eggplants and water just at the base of the plants also 2-3 times during growing season watered with Epsom salt which helps the plants grow better

[@vajra0765]

In India it is called king of the vegetables.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

I would agree. Just made a puree soup out of them last night.

[@hollygolightly8048]

For your 5 gallon plastic containers, are you drilling holes in the bottom for drainage and to prevent root rot or not?

[@davidc1502]

I just started 16 black beauties from seed!

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[@dianed3491]

Thanks Gary, where did you find Peat Moss? The last 2 years I can not find it here in Pa.

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Home Depot and Lowes. The bales are like $12. Great price.

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Also check out TrueValue if you have one near you. 3.8-Cu. Ft. Sphagnum Peat Moss $14.95 with tax in NJ.

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Good one Gary! Thanks so much.

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[@jtharp9265]

Hi Gary , I made my own Ping tung Thin Eggplants , all because of your amazing content , With making my own transplants for the 1st time , everything grew wonderful , I searched for growing ping tung thing eggplants???? OF Course you came up , I have 9 transplants they have 7- 8 leaves so planting tomorrow. I got from bakers Creek, seed store . God bless you Mrs Josette Tharp Montgomery County , Texas🙏🏻

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LOVE the Black Beauty!!!

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They grow nicely.

[@geode8556]

Why are you watering the leaves with your fertilizer liquid??? I thought it promotes mold and fungus growth??? Please explain. Where are you? Are you in a dry environment? That would explain watering the leaves. Love you're explanation of harvesting and fertilizing!!! Olso like the cooking part!!! Wonderful!!! Your fertilizing tips👍 If anyone has too many fish or spoiled fish, fry or barbecue them to black choles. Plants grow like crazy with this. The Indians would place Fish in the ground when planting corn and other crop. Fish were so abundant there. Fish are far better and safer than mammal meat burnt. Plants love carbon!!!

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[@shaneh-f8451]

Ichiban is pronounced itchy-bahn (i-chi-ba-n). ichi is 1 in Japanese, and ichiban basically means first

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Thanks.

[@agentcarranzo]

My black beauty eggplants are about 6 months old from seeds to now. They are only 7-9 inches tall but are flowering already. I want them to be bushy and big. How long did you wait till your eggplants start producing flowers and fruits?? I feel that 7-9inches tall is too small for them to support fruits.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Hmmm. They should be a lot bigger. They need to be feed and grow. I would remove the flowers. Where are they growing. I now have an Amazon Influencer's Storefront. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. It is free to use and anything you buy may be eligible. Just use my... The Rusted Garden link at www.amazon.com/shop/garypilarchiktherustedgarden anytime you shop. I have garden items broken into categories.

[@jenross4150]

Yay! I'm going to grow eggplants in one of my containers next season

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Excellent.

[@hhh3892]

What about staking? my plants bend and touch the ground. Realy hoped youd cover that up

[@elkelorenzen8778]

I had fantastic success with my long eggplants last year! But I did buy the plants from the store. I want to try seeds this year When can I start them indoors under grow lights? I live in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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[@mdastur3338]

hi gary,as usual a very informative video.would you have put a tomato cage on the eggplants shown above.?? my zuccini plants all toppled over without support.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Yeah that would be a good idea.

[@JennySmith-mh1ue]

Do you put holes in the containers?

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[@anuradhavelpuri2301]

I learn a lot from your videos. Thank you! Pls suggest a way to stop eggplants from turning bitter.

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[@GerardGibney3]

eggplants are not exclusively from asia originally, but from africa, india and asia. the original plant is a desert plant that is called solanum incanum. this plant is a perennial, woody scrub tree and grows almost exclusively in dry, poor, sandy soil in full sun in VERY hot areas. Making a highly loamy soil (peat and compost) is kind of a violation of it's biology and could lead to root rot or nematode issues. The secret to getting nematodes out of the root system is adding CHITIN. nematodes will flock to it, eat it, and die. if you live near a beach, you could collect crab shells for their chitin, and simply add these to the pot crushed or whole. while you are there, grab some sand, because sand mineralizes the soil, adds drainage, and is what these plants biologically prefer in the wild. Believe me, if they wanted rich loam, then they would be growing in the rainforests of the tropics. Well, they arent. They also are not growing at high elevations either. Nope, lowland hot sandy dusty plains. There you go emulate their natural genetic origin's habitat and you will be able to more than succeed with this small tree. BTW, why grow them as an annual to get a pathetic harvest (one black beauty or a few small puny ones is like months of setup and work for a very low return unless you are doing experiments) when they will overwinter and get much bigger and start producing for real on year 2 or 3. I know I am breaking paradigms but I am not a bonnie plant salesperson and I stand for elucidation to growers as a long term propagator of bio mat. The devil is in the details, and in this case, it is in the Solanacae "Sodom Apple." Good luck and overwinter all great eggplant and peppers (you wouldnt believe what a pepper will do year 2; year 1 is a laughing joke in comparison).

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You need a place to over winter them. I would need 4 months.

[@GerardGibney3]

Good point. Well, many do all kinds of houseplants but would never consider bringing a pepper in. Eggplants are pretty ornamental; the flowers are stunning and the leaves are very handsome. It is up to the grower I guess if they are more utilitarian it wouldn't serve you but maybe as a re-purposed plant grown like a tropical tree (like a soursop tree or carambola indoors winter/outdoors summer when hot). I'm in zone 7 as well and brought a pile of them in last winter and they fruited the whole time (the experiment was a failure though since I never took care of them at the end of the winter and killed them off after a successful overwinter; massively stupid). Maybe choose your fav to eat and if you have room in an area with a south window choose a pot that is attractive and keep one bush as a small tropical fruit tree for duel ornamental and utilitarian purposes. Great video btw.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Id love to do that for peppers and eggplant. If I ever move and can build a greenhouse or tunnel. That would be my plan. Did you have insect issues bringing them in?

[@GerardGibney3]

Mild aphid accumulation but only when dehydrated. I've noticed aphids usually go after dehydrated plants. Prob got smacked by nematodes and verticillium at the root level when I allowed conditions to deteriorate significantly through negligence. I use soil from outside; never sterile. Going to try to combat the aphids with proper attention to moisture and the nematodes through crab shell chitin (earlier info was partially inaccurate; the chitin encourages growth of chitin loving fungi and they then kill the nematodes, which are rich in chitin, after maybe depleting the original food source or during), as well as maintaining optimal health for preventing any verticillium. I had these babies fruiting at 50 F with a super low UV index in pots as small as a half gallon. Ukrainian beauty was very hardy, compared to black beauty and a few hybrids of purple and mauve italian varieties and listada di gandia. I've found a lot of ukrainian or russian varieties to be uber hardy across the board but am now playing around with some Iraqi genetics from baker creek. Supposedly the "Aswad" is absolutely phenomenal according to Jere Gettle. Their Iraqi determinate tomato "Ninevah" is absolutely stellar as well; so good my honest parents robbed me of an entire stash last summer. Good stuff man and good luck with the greenhouse and poly tunnel, both GREAT ideas. Oh peppers will fruit in miniscule pots, especially hot peppers, it just will clearly limit yield, but when you only need a few for the kitchen, it does work. Food for thought.

[@brigittelm6054]

TheVoiceofReason 1 Noooo, don'say aphid...It might be contagious. Lordy, my squash suffered for several weeks even with spraying... thousand, kill mist 3 days later more. Blame it on the ants. Interestingly enough, when there is an abundance of Nitrogen in soil, the ants bring up the aphid eggs and put them on leaves for food, as the ants can be seen running around, drinking the aphid waste that is apparently sweet. Just when I was beside myself and just done, lady bugs and lacewings showed up. There really were several hundreds blamketing each huge zucchini leaf, ALL gone and now getting veggies and melons and hubbard squash production.

[@Daniel44125]

I live in northern Ohio. You think I can grow eggplant?

[@pinayinpa142]

So many ways to cook eggplants,My egg plants not doing good it produced egg plants but it curled and very small.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Hmm. Hope it comes around.

[@jeremyyoung3587]

Appreciate you sir!..question,..where could i get that watering can?

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[@melodyclark4347]

First time growing eggplant. This is great info. Thanks a bunch.

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[@akabaka1993]

Hello Gary , I enjoyed your video. Did you make any hole for water drainage in the bottom of your container ?

[@BlazeCasey]

Yes, you must drill holes in the bottom of the containers and make sure that you use Food Grade Containers marked with a 2. I purchased 5 gallon buckets from Home Depot, but you can get them almost anywhere.

[@olddave4833]

did you ever try tossing a little lime in your containers in the fall? I know on the farm we always spread lime in the fall or early winter.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@DrHavok1]

Well I know what I'm growing next year lol....did you not continue with this series? I only see 4 videos in the play list....you have so many great ideas I'm sure it gets hectic

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[@rubielafountaine5586]

Wow How does she look so pretty while frying food in 104 degrees?!?

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[@BruceLeef]

When is best time to plant egg plant seeds. ?? I'm in so.cal

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[@DoGeatDog670]

Hi im new and this is very helpful.

[@munirkhamker]

since you said you are leaving for a week, what about watering?

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[@janetcooke384]

Great info, I never would have thought eggplant would be a good container crop. Thanks so much.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

really effective.

[@primalconcretesledge3137]

I just picked up eggplant seeds today! First time growing them this year. She's cute by the way. Well done! ;)

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Good luck.

[@VOTE4TAJ]

That's an excellent video Gary. It's been difficult to grow eggplants here in zone 4 but I have found a few gardeners successfully grown them (ichiban in particular) a few did through a speciality grower who grafts them on another rootstock. Our problem is longer days and colder night. I have a container eggplant with one flower in bloom, I don't see a fruit forming very soon but good thing is that I can move it inside before first frost (around September 20th)

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

If you have a chance try a pure black container that sits in full sun. That really helps with the heat they need.

[@VOTE4TAJ]

Gary Pilarchik (The Rusted Garden) Yes it is, plus since we install new linoleum the heat in that location has increased during the day (nights are cold though) next year I will follow advice by Stephan of Alberta Urban Gardener to place black stones or painted stones to store and release heat.

[@jaydenlee5477]

Eggplant is one of my favorites. Some of the time I peel it slice them in a coating mixture of bread crumbs Japanese crumbs & parmesan cheese or make some hummus or in a pesto with homemade pasta. Yummy

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[@jaydenlee5477]

@@THERUSTEDGARDEN or try eggplant French fries with a spicy dipping sauce ..try them in eggs Benedict replace the English muffin with a piece of eggplant cooked to your liking. So yummy

[@pennypenny2588]

Wow..... that looks great and yep.....in alabama we get some hot hot hot summers.

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[@jackiehorsley9263]

enjoyed your video

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Thanks for watching.

[@MG._.MG13]

Is it one plant for pot

[@kjonesy4142]

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Thank you

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[@kimmartin2522]

I've never grown eggplant but I will next year, Thanks!

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Containers are a great way to go. And they seem to do pretty well with less. Just don't let them dry out.

[@johnmurray5732]

This was very helpful, thank you

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[@basshunter407]

Do you put drainage holes in the bottom of the bucket?

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[@basshunter407]

Thank you for the fast reply. I love the videos and helpful information.

[@jassingh2244]

how often do u have to water egg plants

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[@mindsetgen.]

Very nice Garden.

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[@brigittelm6054]

The plant wants water... "drink please"

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

It sure did.

[@texasgrayman3492]

What a great video!! This needs more attention.

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[@gwen27405]

Thanks I replant and do stuff:)

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[@mdastur3338]

supper job done by stacey.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

She does a great job.

[@r.a.8503]

I use veg.oil ..

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

That works.

[@tessdizon8563]

Good job 👏

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[@IronBuddha80]

I wonder why planting them in pots stops the insects and produce better?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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