Eggplant - Little Fingers

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Eggplant - Little Fingers

Little Fingers is unique because of the fact that they can be harvested when they are no longer than your little finger. Eggplant prefers rich, deep, loose soils with large amounts of organic material. The Eggplant Little Fingers 'Solanum melongena', produces an abundance of slim long, dark purple, 6 to 8 inch fruits. If nighttime temperatures drop below 60 degrees, the fruit will not set. Eggplant is a very international vegetable. The unique and tasty dishes cooked in japan, China, Italy, Russia and other countries make eggplant a useful and tasty vegetable for your garden. If left to grow longer, the flavor and thier sweet, mild taste are unaffected. Warmer ground temperature promotes faster growth. Provide 1 inch of water a week if it does not rain. Try eggplant dipped in flour and sauteed in olive oil, stir fried with bean sprouts, peppers, and tomatoes, or roasted and combined with olive oil, chopped onions and tomatoes Plant in the spring, 3 to 4 weeks after the last average frost date. ... get more information

 

Penta - Butterfly Lavender It's fairly drought tolerant too! This tall garden plant can be grown in both northern and southern garden beds and patio containers. This annual is also called ''Egyptian starflowers". Pentas are quickly becoming one of the most popular summer container and landscape plants. They grow up to 22 inches tall with large star shaped flowers up to 3 inches across that attract butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds. The flowers are light lavender in color. This hybrid has very good plant vigor and it produces larger flowers and umbels, withstands stressful conditions, and demonstrates better garden performance than other commercial varieties on the market today.

Eggplant - Little Fingers