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Gardening

HopeHoops

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3. When I have space for the a-frame (which I made 20 years ago), I do them indoors.

Reply to NEOhiodemocrat (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 10:00 AM

Mar 2012

Otherwise, I get the non-"direct seed" plants from a local garden center. I built an a-frame that's four feet wide, can take trays along the top level and two trays wide along the bottom level and uses two 4' fluorescent shop lights per row. It works rather well.

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So who's growing eggplant this year? We're trying a new variety - KERMIT!!! [View all] HopeHoops Mar 2012 OP

I grew those 2 or 3 years ago. Denninmi Mar 2012 #1

How about storage? Do they degrade quickly or can you keep them a while? HopeHoops Mar 2012 #10

Me :) NEOhiodemocrat Mar 2012 #2

When I have space for the a-frame (which I made 20 years ago), I do them indoors. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #3

Your a-frame sounds nice NEOhiodemocrat Mar 2012 #4

Well, one problem with buying plants is that ... Denninmi Mar 2012 #5

One of the perks of having family running a greenhouse NEOhiodemocrat Mar 2012 #6

I built the a-frame (my own design) a long time ago and it has also served for displaying things. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #7

I'll be growing Black Beauty or Black King, Prosperosa, and Casper. Gormy Cuss Mar 2012 #8

Cute Vanje Mar 2012 #9

I've had something really similar - a local Indian grocery store always has eggplant like that. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #11

The growing environment makes a big difference. Denninmi Mar 2012 #12

Agreed. I've never grown one that was bitter. They prefer drip irrigation, but rain works. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #13