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Tue, Mar 25, 14 at 14:57
| Ok so I am probably being a bit premature here but I am just a little excited. I am overwintering this eggplant indoors and its definitely been through a lot. I almost lost it in the beginning of February due to what I think was spider mites. I treated it and now it seems to be doing fine and growing a flower bud. Should I hand pollinate the flower (if it opens)? I've been hand pollinating my thai chilli plant this winter with great results (I've had fresh chilli's all winter long). |
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| Sure won't hurt to try if you have more than 1 bloom. Each bloom is self-fertile but when inside, assistance can usually help. But do keep in mind that the odds aren't good with recovering plants much less a single bloom so don't give up if the first one doesn't take. Dave |
This post was edited by digdirt on Tue, Mar 25, 14 at 15:41
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| Thanks Dave! |
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| You don.t need to do anything. If it makes you happy pat lightly with you index finger on the flower. Right now I have an East Indian eggplant inside; It has already 2 fruits, the bigger one is the size of a small egg(Eggplant !). I did not pollinate it. |
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| Thanks seysonn... good to know... I am so excited I may pat it lightly anyway (I really thought the plant was a goner). 2 fruits already how cool! |
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| Yeah, 2 fruits already, prachi. I sowed the seeds on 12/15/13, over 3 months ago. I fished the seeds from an store bought eggplant and wanted to see if they are viable. Luckily it is a dwarf plant. |
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