Sicilian eggplant. We Slice it up. Dunk in flour, egg, seasoned breadcrumbs and fry. Serve with tzatziki. Those long asian eggplants are great in thai curry or tourlou/briam, or even sliced lengthwise, dunk in flour and fry.

@CaliKim29

2 ай бұрын

Sounds great! Thank you for that fantastic suggestions! CaliKim

Loved this video. Simple to the point. Informative. Thank you

Thank you for the valuable tips. This year we planted Ichiban and the Long Purple eggplants. Your information is very much appreciated.

I also started my eggplant from seed. I had no warm up pads, but I do have a hanging grow light in my garage. I transplanted them little by little in larger starter pots as they got bigger. Three days ago they were planted in ground and doing Great!

Thanks Kim, by chance I got one of my seeds to germinate without the heat but I saved Ping Tung seeds last year so ill try some more with the heating mat

Just discovered your KZread channel. Loving it so far. Wish I saw your video prior to planting eggplant for the first time this year...lol.

Thank you, I'm definitely excited to grow my first Fairy tale eggplant 🙂

Thanks so much for this informative video! So many things you mentioned were things I didn't know. I will have to start them inside next year. I will have to get a heat mat for the peppers anyway so I can start the eggplants too. I didn't have a heat mat this year for starting my peppers and they took forever to germinate!

Lovely update thank you for sharing have a blessed day

@CaliKim29

8 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, Linda! How's your garden coming along - do you grow eggplant? Thanks for stopping by!

Kim great video. Thank you

Thank you for the video! Appreciate the ending tips! It’s hard for me to know when to harvest for max flavor

Can't wait to see the harvest video :)

Northern New Jersey. Going to start seeds soon for long Asian type eggplants. I've never grown eggplants before. Keeping my fingers crossed.

An idea would be to take any clear plastic container and cut the bottom off neatly and press it into the grown around your seeded areas or newly planted seedlings. This will help block wind and radiate heat inside and the lid can be put back on at night before temps drop.

*The Cardboard "Jiffy Pots" were a great idea on paper, but II ALWAYS remove mine as well, when starting a transplant WHY ON EARTH give the roots more resistance? Good Call! My eggplants for the first time are about 3' tall and have several blossoms from top to bottom. I'm thrilled.*

I haven't even got mine in the ground yet-TX has a long grow season, so I'm not too worried. I do have one of the variety you planted here-Long Ping Tung-that I overwintered in a planter. When I pulled it out, it still had one withered little eggplant and two leaves hanging on it (spider mites). I removed the dead eggplant, stuck the whole container in my compost tea vat and let it load up, then sprayed it down really well with neem & kept it watered. Within two days I could see a big difference. That was maybe three weeks or a month ago. I've kept it watered, with an occasional weak splash of compost tea. It has six eggplants on it already and more flowering. They are already about 6 inches long. I had read about overwintering peppers, so thought I'd try it with eggplant. I got busy & kind of neglected it, but it survived better than my peppers and is doing really well! Strangely, after spraying the one time with neem for the spider mites, there is not a sign of them! The leaves are as healthy as can be. I will probably try to overwinter it again and see how it does with better care. Just a note in case anyone wants to try this with eggplant!

Lovely

Trying this year for the first time

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Good info! Thank you for sharing!

@CaliKim29

8 жыл бұрын

Very welcome, Catalin! Do you like to grow eggplant?

@catalinoancea6601

8 жыл бұрын

+CaliKim29 Garden & Home DIY yes

Hola Kim! Haven't tried eggplant but you sure make it convincing to try, and I love that about your videos and you! Well first I have to find some seeds...lol...but I would definitely try growing these if and when I find them! Thanks for being amazing!!! :):):)

@CaliKim29

8 жыл бұрын

HI Rod - so easy, grow like peps, you'd love them! Thanks for all the support and positivity! Your garden is looking amazing this year!

@iwant.a.pepper

8 жыл бұрын

+CaliKim29 Garden & Home DIY Thank you so much Kim!!! Wouldn't be here without you and this channel of yours!!! And wouldn't have the verity of things I grow without you either!!!! Always lots of love for You from Baja!!! :)

Kim, what a pleasure to find your videos! Great information! I'm interested in how you terraced that slope. Was that a DIY project or did a contractor do that? If DIY, what were the steps you went through? I have a slope next to my house (back patio, actually) and I'm interested in terracing it off into planting spaces. Not as steep as yours, but would still make great beds. Thanks! Good Gardening from Louisiana!

Hi thanks f the info would like know why the egg plant flowers fall of before it bear the eggplant thank will appreciate feedback

Good video. Thank you!

@CaliKim29

8 жыл бұрын

You are welcome! Are you growing eggplant? Thanks for watching!

@CookingwithCatLover0330

8 жыл бұрын

Not this year. We were select with what we are growing this year due to the small yard and the HMO being very picking about gardens.

Hi Kim im really curious on how your mint is doing? could you maybe give me an update or make a little video about it? also is it possible to propagate the mint like you did with the basil? I love your video's and my basil is just starting to grow some roots haha! so thanks a lot for that and i hope you read my comment :-)

p.s. Kim, my Nardella peppers are growing so awesome!!! Still need a ways to go but all three plants have a bunch of fruit on them! Have an awesome week Kim!

@CaliKim29

8 жыл бұрын

Hooray! Can't wait for you to grill your own amazing JNardello peps! Keep me posted!

@iwant.a.pepper

8 жыл бұрын

+CaliKim29 Garden & Home DIY I can't wait either! And I will sure keep you posted. Did a video on IG but couldn't figure out how to tag you in the video hahaha!!!!

I have two plants in the ground, and one in a 5 gallon container that I started from seed. Hoping for some delish homegrown eggplant this summer.

@CaliKim29

8 жыл бұрын

Hello, NG! You're gonna have lots of eggplant - they grow beautifully in a 5 gallon bucket as well. What varieties are you growing? Check out Camera Guy's recipe for grilled eggplant parm: kzread.info/dash/bejne/o6KGxZSknsvLdbQ.html. Thanks for watching!

Thanks madam

Yup growing eggplant and already got a little guy growing! I am gonna go put a tomato cage on him now tho. Thank you!

@CaliKim29

8 жыл бұрын

very cool, Sandra! Always fun to see the baby veggies! I love it! The tomato cage will seve you lots of headaches later. Keep me posted and thanks for watching!

hi Kim...trying 5 eggplants this year from watching you salvaging the one in your front yard last year. (I've got aphids too...lol)...4 black beauties and one millionaire....5 fruits on now...lots of hand pollination going on here...ttyl.

@CaliKim29

8 жыл бұрын

Hello Dan, wow, you'll have lots of Grilled Eggplant! The Black Beauties are a classic and a power producer! Sounds like the hand pollinating is doing the trick! Hope you get a lot - thanks for stopping by!

this year has been so frustrating its June 14th in PA and we have had weather below 50 degrees at night the last couple of days :( after having a week of 90s....

I'm growing black beauty eggplant, and I'm looking forward to some eggplant parm

Nice video. I did mine in containers and started them in February. I live in Texas so it was already warm by then haha

@CaliKim29

8 жыл бұрын

Wow, you go them started so early! Are you harvesting yet? How exciting ! Thanks for watching!

@JustLouIt

8 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah I am harvesting. We have to start early here because of the intense summer heat. In a few weeks it'll be too hot and everything in the garden stops

@krishnasai2710

6 жыл бұрын

egg plants can grow in any scesion

Great video. I'm growing eggplant in my garden for the first time. A friend suggested pruning the plant for better eggplants. Do you agree? If yes, what is the correct way to prune an eggplant? My eggplant has several flowers with very sharp thorns on them now. How long before these change to the fruit that we'll pick for eating? Thank you p.s. I've subscribed!

I plan to grow it for the first time this coming season. I saw something about growing them with your peppers as it helps increase pepper yield and pepper yield. Do you know if its true? My peppers usually are one of my more productive crops and I'm expanding the garden this year and im looking to companion plant where it matters

Aloha, not sure if you'll see this, but the audio is messed up a bit in this video. Love your videos, I learn tons of info!

Nice. Thank you. No compost tea for the eggplants?

I got a head start in February with mine. Three made into the ground and I no have my first tiny eggplant growing!!! I'm so excited ! Never grown it before but it's so wonderful to know your doing something right! Could you possibly do one on beets and okra and Amish tomatoes (I think u have already on those ) ! Love this channel!!!

@CaliKim29

8 жыл бұрын

Wow, you got started so early - way to go! I'm already smelling the eggplant parm! Always a good feeling to know what you are doing is working - congrats! I'm not a huge beet fan or okra fan, so I don't grow them (grow what you eat, ya know!) And the start of my "How to Grow Lots of Tomatoes" , kzread.info/dash/bejne/g6SBkqukiKvMaNY.html, video is an Amish Paste! Check it out if you haven't yet. I"ll post some pics on IG this week on how it's doing. Thanks for all your love and support!

@fivehathcocksthefam592

8 жыл бұрын

+CaliKim29 Garden & Home DIY Thanks for your replies!!! It's awesome :) I don't care for beet either but mom does and I love okra fried and love it pickled! I reckon it's a southern thing ! Anyway, I have seen the video but I'll reference it again! I thought they were determinate but they sure are getting high and putting on tons of fruit! I've never been this fortunate with any of my plants! Everything is working this year! Took me four years but hey, I'm doing it! Love you guys and God bless :)

@CaliKim29

8 жыл бұрын

Awesome that you are growing and learning and it is all coming together for your! Way to go! Amish paste are indeterminate and extremely large and productive plants under the right growing conditions! Get ready to make some spaghetti sauce, and you know I have a great recipe video, right? ha ha! Proud of you, my friend!

@fivehathcocksthefam592

8 жыл бұрын

+CaliKim29 Garden & Home DIY thanks so much !!! Your expertise and Luke's and Gary's - u can't go wrong!!! I sure do know u have a great recipe!! I'm gonna use it too!

Kim, I am not far from you (in the OC) and wonder when you actually plant your egg plants, peppers and tomatoes outside. I have heard late April is best for our region.

Just starting today with Japanese eggplant and regular eggplant 🍆

Should we add compost as it grows or only when we put it in the ground?

Hi Kim, I was able to grow eggplant in Idaho, a number of years ago. So, it can be done up north. I stopped growing them because I can't get the rest of my family to enjoy them. :-)

@CaliKim29

8 жыл бұрын

good to know, Cliff - you have amazing gardening skills! Have you tried CG's grilled eggplant recipe? It's amazing, and oven roasted and flavored with fresh herbs is amazing too! Thanks for stopping by!

Hello , have a qn on eggplant.. my plant is about 2 ft tall and has started producing flowers. should i pinch off the flowers so that the plant gets bigger? or should i just let them bloom

in Ca and growing Japanese eggplant. I have trouble with them getting ripe. some are deep purple others are pale purple. some will not turn purple,ohers turn a dull white with purple strips. can you tell me the way for ripeness.

Hey Kim, I got three types of eggplants growing well with the last one being Japanese Long and Thin, which I think is the same as yours. It is about 12 inches and doing well. I didn't know that about Epsom salt, are the any other plants other than tomatoes and peppers you use it on???? Great video!!!! 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻

@CaliKim29

8 жыл бұрын

super cool, Kristy! will be fun to compare notes on this variety! Epsom is amazing, I use on everything, even on my lawn, greens it up fast. Here's a vid I did a few years back on it: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iYdml6Rrisbbf5M.html. Let me know how your plants like it! Happy Sunday!

What are the name of the flower behind you. I have the same kind that I started from Seed but lost the package they came in.

I planted one in March but the flowers keep falling off. Anything I should do?

Hi Kim, I am trying to grow eggplant for the first time. Started indoors from seeds and have already placed in the ground.

@CaliKim29

8 жыл бұрын

Doug - it really is fun to start the from seed and nurture them through the whole process util harvest! Super easy to grow - what variety did u plant? Thanks for watching!

@farmerdoug4646

8 жыл бұрын

The eggplant I am trying to grow: Meatball Hybrid www.burpee.com/vegetables/eggplants/eggplant-meatball-hybrid-prod099571.html Outdoor garden is doing great, didn't even need any frost protection this year. Indoors tomatoes still doing well as are all the greens.

@farmerdoug4646

8 жыл бұрын

actually I am growing Black Beauty Eggplants, seemed kind of slow to germinate and slow growing, but I am in no hurry. Due to increased garden size, I had to add a third rain barrel, I also added a fountain pump to reduce trips carrying buckets of water to the garden.

I'm in a Northern climate and I'm thinking of sowing seeds from a similar long Asian variety of eggplant soon, I was thinking around the middle of February, does that sound good or too early/late to you? Thanks! :)

Hi , how can you avoid spider mite on eggplant ? Can u help please . I am trying to grown this years but i have throw my whole balcony container out because of spider mite , i have try everything to treat spider mite , include natural treat and neem oil too

I always get flea beetles on mine, neem+soap is a requirement here.

@CaliKim29

8 жыл бұрын

Hi Kyle - Always a bummer to see your hard work eaten up by the the bugs! I"ve had problems with aphids and other bugs on mine too, neem oil does do the trick as long as it is sprayed every few days! Here's a video I did on that issue last summer: kzread.info/dash/bejne/noSfrq-KmtyvmsY.html. What varieties are you growing this year? Thanks for watching!

Hey calikim! I would defenitly grow eggplants this summer! Recently i bought a fertillizer that is 20-20-20, it's looking like little pink crystals (pretty chemical). i saw in a video that if you use fertilizer the plant isn't organic anymore... i wanted to ask you can i use it for my tomatoes (right now i have only tomatoes) ? will the taste of them will be like shop bought? thank you, a huge fun :)

@CaliKim29

8 жыл бұрын

Hi there - you'll love growing eggplant, so tasty and beautiful too! If you use organic fertilizer, your plant will be organic. My fav is Trifcecta +, you'll get a 10% discount through this link, migardener.com/calikim29, . Just amazing stuff, you'll love how it makes your veggies explode - great for tomatoes and anything you grow! Thanks for being a fan keep me posted on the progress of your garden!

hey, I love you videos. I have Done all my planting using your videos. I have a question, my eggplant plant is growing very well. the only problem I have with it is that it grow flowers and then the flowers just fall off. at first I thought I needed to hand pollinate which I did but it still didn't work. idk what to do?

@CaliKim29

8 жыл бұрын

+Komal Atif Great job planting your garden! Has it been hot there? Eggplant flowers do tend to fall off when it gets above 90 degrees - you could try shading it with some stakes and an old shot in the hot afternoon hours. Keep me posted- thanks so much for watching!

@komalatif4317

8 жыл бұрын

Okay, thank you so much will try that.

Eggplants are VERY prolific plants! I love um just ate some eggplant =]

@CaliKim29

8 жыл бұрын

Hello Jonathan - they most certainly are! How do you like to eat eggplant? Thanks for watching!

@kosycat1

8 жыл бұрын

I would eat them raw sometimes although it can actually poison your body if you eat too many raw eggplants. But i like to make a vegan eggplant Parmesan with a flax seed and almond for the breading and cashew cheese on top and fresh tomato sauce serves on top a nice pile of spaghetti squash "noodles" and i want to try and make a vegan sesame eggplant!

@CaliKim29

8 жыл бұрын

sounds delish! share your recipe when you try it out!

High temperatures cause no fruiting in egg plant?

Calikim looks like Lisa Cuddy from TV series Dr.House

i live in tucson az and it gets to 115 sometimes. how would you overcome that with eggplant

@llmcbee1875

8 жыл бұрын

Same here in TX. I set up a portable tarp awning-I like cloth best though it's not as durable, but I am using just the plain silver tarps you buy at Home Depot right now. I grew tomatoes and eggplant all through the hottest part of the season here last year this way. I think we had about four weeks straight of 115 degree days. Then it cooled off & just settled in to 100 degree plus days for a while-sure you know the drill. :-D I have one Long Ping Tung eggplant I overwintered already with about 6 fruit and several more flowers. When I pulled it out it had two measly leaves and one long dehydrated fruit hanging on it-spider mites had made a meal of it. I removed the dead fruit, stuck it down in my compost tea and let it soak all day, then sprayed it down with neem (just left it in the planter). Big difference in two days, and that was about a month ago, and it is going great guns. I am thinking I will overwinter eggplants with my peppers from now on, as this gives them a really big head start. My plant is over a foot tall, with all that fruit and flowers already. Checked the fruits today and they are already over 6 inches long. (These get a foot or longer.) I know from past experience I'd still be looking at about an 8 inch plant with no fruit in a really good year otherwise. Hope that helps.

I grow 20+ eggplants every year. They like warm weather but not hot weather. Our summers here in Texas are above the 65° to 85° range. That is about what our night temps are. My eggplants pretty much shut down during the 100+° dog days of summer. When late summer/fall rolls around they start back making again.

@CaliKim29

8 жыл бұрын

Hi Jeff - wow, what do you do with all this eggplant, this is amazing! What varieties are your fav? Glad they stick around in the dog days and keep on ticking! I've found them to be extremely hardy here, and they usually survive the winter. Thanks for watching!

@1964JEDAGI

8 жыл бұрын

+CaliKim29 Garden & Home DIY I sell produce at my local farmers market.I only sell what I grow. Our market is a locally grown only market. The vendors are not supposed to sell produce that is shipped in from elsewhere. Eggplant is a popular item at the market. I grow Black beauty eggplants. They seem to be pretty heat tolerant. I just keep them watered during the really hot days to keep them alive. They bloom some during the heat but not much pollination. When the temperature stops getting above 90° they start back making fruit. I tried some Rosa Bianca plants one year but they didn't do well. As for cooking and eating eggplant, I like fried, casserole and baked eggplant. I slice them, sprinkle salt on the slices and stack them back up for a few minutes. Then rinsed the salt off before cooking. That draws some of the moisture out and they don't get mushy when they are cooked. I guess my favorite way is baked. Slice about 3/8 thick, lightly coat with olive oil, top with cheese and bacon etc., and bake. I enjoy your videos. You can check us out on Facebook @ Gibson's Garden

@CaliKim29

8 жыл бұрын

HI Jef - will check out your FB page. I bet people go crazy for your eggplant -Black Beauty is so productive too. How awesome to have a locally grown market where you live. Do you ever have to hand pollinate and if so, have you had much luck with it? I like the simple recipes the best - your baked eggplant sounds amazing!

@1964JEDAGI

8 жыл бұрын

+CaliKim29 Garden & Home DIY I've only hand pollinated pumpkins. Now I have a bee hive about 100 yards from my garden. This has helped a lot. I might try some hand pollinating on the eggplant during the hot days to see if it makes a difference. I was concerned about pollination in my high tunnel. I leave the ends open this time of year. The bees where working on my muskmelons yesterday so I guess it's going to work .

Kim, thank you soooo much for this video. What does it mean if my plants just keep turning yellow and dying i am on start numbers 3 and 4 . i am amending with chicken manure and fish fertilizer. Any ideas?

@CaliKim29

8 жыл бұрын

Hello PDD, sorry your eggplant is dying - so frustrating! It could be you have some sort of fungus in the soil where you are planting. I'd try planting in another area, or in a container with clean, sterile potting mix, you won't need to fertilize for a month or so with a good potting mix. i don't have experience with chicken manure, but perhaps you are using too much and burning the plants as well. Change it up and see what works best for you. Good luck - keep me posted!

@prepperdaddydavis1745

8 жыл бұрын

thank you!!!!!! as usual ur awesome

@CaliKim29

8 жыл бұрын

You are welcome, thank YOU PDD!

Hi I am growingblack beauty eggplant for the first time and its been growing since before xmas... there is one eggplant on the tree and it has turned yellow... is that normal? I keep checking it and it don't feel soft to me

@Tyrashabrooks

5 жыл бұрын

Lisa D it's overripe you left it on to long!!!

thanks for the tip kim but unfortunately I'm not real crazy about eggplant but that's ok

How many eggplants will 1 seed produce?

Unfortunately we can't grow them in Calgary. Tried a few times, no one carries plants anymore. Love them cooked with potatoes, make pakora, or thick soup or spice filled-in.

@CaliKim29

8 жыл бұрын

Oh bummer! Have you ever tried growing them from seed? Like your recipes, will have to try the soup! What do you like to grow in Calgary - I know it has a short growing season...Thanks for watching!

@VOTE4TAJ

8 жыл бұрын

+CaliKim29 Garden & Home DIY Yes, I did germination failed every time, I have seen only one eggplant in 20 odd years living here. There are very limited veggies that we can grow here. Tomatoes, potatoes, basil, chard, corn, beans, zucchini, squash, peas grows well. Our season is short, daylight is nearly 19 hours long most of spring and summer. Another factor is climate being dry and temperature drops to 10c or under within hours. This year I have included turnips, beats and experimenting on okra.

@VOTE4TAJ

8 жыл бұрын

+CaliKim29 Garden & Home DIY additionally I have big family in LV and CA and thinking to move to SF or SD, CA or may be in New Mexico.

How long does it take to flower??

My leaves are yellowing and falling off. Not sure why.

Damm. I just planted some eggplant from home depot in the back yard and the weather is below 65 at night.

@tinnerste2507

4 жыл бұрын

you can put a bucket over it at night to keep it warmer. i use clear buckets, with holes in the side, in the springtime so it can act as a mini greenhouse and get the plant growing faster.

I'm new to gardening. So this year is trial and error. Lots of KZread watching. We did plant eggplant but after your video I've learned I planted mine to close together. Should I leave for this year or can I transplant at this point?

@CaliKim29

8 жыл бұрын

Hi Jessica - congrats for getting started with your garden! Trial and error is the best way to learn! 2-3 feet is approximate. How close did you plant them? If they were recently planted in the past week or so, they will be easy to dig up to replant. Keep me posted on our garden! Thanks for watching!

@jessicaarchibald659

8 жыл бұрын

+CaliKim29 Garden & Home DIY only about 1.5 feet.. have several maybe I'll remove every other one. Thanks for the the episodes. Lover your channel

@CaliKim29

8 жыл бұрын

1.5 feet should work OK - I wouldn't go to the trouble of pulling them out. They'll just be cozy! Thanks for the positive support, Jessica!

Saya sangat tertarik dengan video anda

My eggplant always attracts white flies.

The rusted gardener says to harvest when the fruit starts to dull some

Why do people think they can do something to take out “the bitterness”. That’s part of the flavor of an eggplant. If you don’t like the flavor than don’t eat it lol. Solid video though

why did u say don't use tomato cages for tomatoes.

@jdroxford

6 жыл бұрын

city to country check out her videos on growing tomatoes. you will see what she uses to support her tomatoes.

@niftynea7106

5 жыл бұрын

Jordan Droxford that’s not really an answer

sound's low.

@CaliKim29

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting my know - we were having trouble with our mic. Hopefully will be fixed for next time! Appreciate you stopping by!

Growing Japanese eggplant, less seeds

Kim my 6 eggplants will NOT pollinate!!!

@CaliKim29

8 жыл бұрын

Hi Paul, frustrating when you are looking forward to eggplant parm! How's the bee situation? Thanks for stopping by!

T.T my eggplants are infested with aphids no matter what I do they won't go away.

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Eggplant is a fruit

Step 1. Buy an already grown eggplant bush. Step 2. There ya go. Lol. Dumb.

in Ca and growing Japanese eggplant. I have trouble with them getting ripe. some are deep purple others are pale purple. some will not turn purple,ohers turn a dull white with purple strips. can you tell me the way for ripeness.

@CaliKim29

8 жыл бұрын

Hello James, Eggplant will have a glossy sheen to them when they are ripe. Follow the tips I mentioned in the video and see if that helps. They do need a regular watering schedule, don't let them dry out when they are flowering and fruiting. Let me know how it goes. Thanks for watching!

@jameslee7680

8 жыл бұрын

I have many eggplants,but they not the long. They are small in length