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Post by Shawn on Oct 14, 2017 18:37:59 GMT -5
I am sure you will be watching these  so they will be perfect |
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Post by MaryL on Oct 20, 2017 15:08:37 GMT -5
Well these haven't really gotten any bigger so I guess it's time to harvest them. Or maybe I'll just start with the biggest 1 and see how it cooks up. Once I decide how I'll prepare it (eggplant can be so tricky), it'll be exciting!
 6EE3AB3F-3FC5-495F-BE64-A997CB16969D by Mary Kribs, on Flickr
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2017 16:50:04 GMT -5
I see a Facebook Kit Winner there, Mary! Give it a go next week!
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Post by Shawn on Oct 21, 2017 4:24:04 GMT -5
I agree with Corinne!
Lovely and I want to hear all about their taste
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Post by MaryL on Oct 24, 2017 14:28:05 GMT -5
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Post by Shawn on Oct 24, 2017 14:29:12 GMT -5
They look great Mary! How did you prepare them?
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Post by MaryL on Oct 24, 2017 14:40:54 GMT -5
A very simple prep so I could focus on the flavor. I sliced them and just coated them with olive oil salt and pepper and put them in the toaster oven on “roast”. The skin was a little crispy/tough prepared this way, but the flesh was nice and creamy. You’ll notice that the raw flesh is much darker by the time I put the oil, S&P on simply due to exposure to the air - they almost look cooked already! Then I put them on a pizza with other homegrown roasted veggies.   |
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Post by Shawn on Oct 24, 2017 15:13:13 GMT -5
My mouth is watering
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2017 18:48:57 GMT -5
Great harvest and meal! Love the colorful avatar as well. A Winner!
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Post by MaryL on Oct 26, 2017 18:38:27 GMT -5
While it remains to be seen as to the rest of any continued harvesting, I can positively say at this point that one of the HUGE benefits of this plant is that it is so short you can grow it in a short machine. Granted, I did do an initial prune of the main stem, but I really don’t think it’s necessary, relative to the ultimate height (super short) versus the delayed fruiting. I will caution, though, that the root ball is madness. Next time I will grow in a short and smaller machine and trim the roots to see if it suffers. If anyone would like some seeds to experiment with this I’d be very happy to send some.  |
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Post by Shawn on Oct 27, 2017 4:23:05 GMT -5
Mary, I may want to try it in the future I just do not have a machine available yet. Thanks however  |
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Post by MaryL on Oct 27, 2017 16:04:38 GMT -5
Any time you’re ready  |
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Post by MaryL on Oct 27, 2017 16:52:05 GMT -5
This isn’t much to look at at this stage because it hadn’t gone into the oven yet, but i tucked the roasted eggplant under the sautéed orange peppers and onions and roasted tomatoes (and bacon pieces). It was so tasty I forgot to take a pic of the cooked pizza. We just ate it!  |
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Post by Shawn on Oct 27, 2017 16:57:53 GMT -5
It looks good even uncooked
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Post by MaryL on Oct 30, 2017 8:30:58 GMT -5
I went to transplant my eggplant from a tall machine to a short Harvest to free up the tall one. The root ball wasn’t as huge a I remembered, thank goodness. It was much more manageable. I had been concerned not only about getting it through the hole, but the small water capacity of the Harvest.   I love these little Harvests  |
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Post by Shawn on Oct 30, 2017 10:17:57 GMT -5
It is a Perfect Fit Mary
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2017 11:59:18 GMT -5
Perfect! I love that color Harvest too. As for the meal..I could bite into it even before it went into the oven!
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Post by MaryL on Oct 30, 2017 14:37:40 GMT -5
It is a perfect fit, isn’t it?! It used to look like this.  Very clunky looking. Granted the cucumber made me position them askew, so it didn’t normally look this bad, but still clunky. Back when I bought these, the 3 hole machines were just as big as the 6, and I couldn’t fit 2 7-holers here. So I’m very happy with these. |
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Post by MaryL on Nov 7, 2017 17:41:24 GMT -5
Nothing much has happened with this plant since I transplanted it. The fruit is looking a little pale as if it’s getting old, so I better harvest and cook it. I did just give it a trim, cutting off the biggest and ugliest leaves. It looks like there are just a few flowers starting to bud so maybe this plant can continue to produce, I don’t know.   I removed a lot!  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2017 17:43:36 GMT -5
my fingers are crossed for it being a winner!
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so they will be perfect
