garden thread 2024

[Old_Me]

our first eggplant of the 2024 season.

a tad over 1 pound.

it is a male, so there will be more seeds than the female

later in the summer, i make an eggplant lasagna, and that depends on how many we get.....this year, i only planted 1 plant, so i might end up with 8 to 10 total.

i'll need at least 2 for that lasagna

 

[Belt Fed]

Nice, i like eggplant but i gotta ask the question. and i know nothing about plants but how do you know it's a male? What if it wants to identify as non binary.

 

[mikep]

Nice, i like eggplant but i gotta ask the question. and i know nothing about plants but how do you know it's a male? What if it wants to identify as non binary.

males have eggplant nuts, females do not. the binary ones have nuts or don't but believe they don't or do.

 

[mikep]

i've tried eggplant a number of times with no real luck. same with peppers. zucchini on the other hand... geez. i can't give them away fast enough.
i'll send you my address so you can send me some of that lasagna. thanks, in advance!

 

[Belt Fed]

If we eat a female eggplant, will we want to attend all the local drag queen shows? don't think we have any around here. i could be wrong. but i need to know how to identify one so that will never happen, but on the other hand are we gay if we eat the male ones. i'm so cornfused.

 

[mikep]

If we eat a female eggplant, will we want to attend all the local drag queen shows? don't think we have any around here. i could be wrong. but i need to know how to identify one so that will never happen, but on the other hand are we gay if we eat the male ones. i'm so cornfused.

stick to steak. you can't go wrong.

 

[Old_Me]

yeah, i know, male/female.....sounds like BS, but one (the male) has more seeds than the female.

both taste great..

i actually found out about the male/female differences years ago, when i inquired about why one has more seeds and the other, practically none.

here is a pic...the one on the left is the male...

the one on the right......well...........you'll see why it's a female..

 

[Belt Fed]

yeah, i know, male/female.....sounds like BS, but one (the male) has more seeds than the female.

both taste great..

i actually found out about the male/female differences years ago, when i inquired about why one has more seeds and the other, practically none.

here is a pic...the one on the left is the male...

the one on the right......well...........you'll see why it's a female..


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Awesome, i never knew that. thanks.

 

[Old_Me]

i've tried eggplant a number of times with no real luck. same with peppers. zucchini on the other hand... geez. i can't give them away fast enough.
i'll send you my address so you can send me some of that lasagna. thanks, in advance!

i have great luck with eggplants and tomatoes.

right now, i have red bell peppers, right now, they are green, but will turn red later...i usually have shite luck with peppers, however, the long Italian peppers or cubanelle will grow prolific...

i did lay down blood and bone meal this springs, for the nitrogen and other needed minerals,

i tried squash, but i got lots of flowers (edible), but hardly any squash...

string beans grows like wild for me too, but none plated this year.

 

[mikep]

yeah, i know, male/female.....sounds like BS, but one (the male) has more seeds than the female.

both taste great..

i actually found out about the male/female differences years ago, when i inquired about why one has more seeds and the other, practically none.

here is a pic...the one on the left is the male...

the one on the right......well...........you'll see why it's a female..


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learned something new today.

 

[Annihilator]

yeah, i know, male/female.....sounds like BS, but one (the male) has more seeds than the female.

both taste great..

i actually found out about the male/female differences years ago, when i inquired about why one has more seeds and the other, practically none.

here is a pic...the one on the left is the male...

the one on the right......well...........you'll see why it's a female..


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Makes me want to go grow something now……..

 

[Old_Me]

this is a very old pic, i do not know the year.......again, my garden is 15' x 15'


the aborvate borders the garden..

then there is a row of string beans.

then eggplant, with green bell peppers,

then tomatoes

i really jammed everything in there.

so much so, in the upper left corner..??

a 5 gallon pail with a tomato plant....

 

[Belt Fed]

Makes me want to go grow something now……..

You don't have a Glock tree?

 

[Old_Me]

Makes me want to go grow something now……..

it's the "educational channel"....

 

[Old_Me]

You don't have a Glock tree?

lol....no, gimme a minute, i did have a 75 foot tall colorado blue spruce, that a hawk landed on..

the tree was old, and had to be cut down...

be right back

 

[Old_Me]

 

[Old_Me]

original yard with california privets..

 

[KillerFord1977]

Worst food ever
My folks had a huge garden and grew eggplant as well.
Liver and onions was a dream food compared to eggplant

 

[Old_Me]

then a long process to renew

finally, had to resurface the yard, cut down tree, and shorten the garden in favor of more parking

pics are out of time frame, but you get the idea

 

[mikep]

this is a very old pic, i do not know the year.......again, my garden is 15' x 15'


the aborvate borders the garden..

then there is a row of string beans.

then eggplant, with green bell peppers,

then tomatoes

i really jammed everything in there.

so much so, in the upper left corner..??

a 5 gallon pail with a tomato plant....



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that is a fantastic garden! so much in a small area. nice.