Any ideas why my eggplant keep dropping flowers and not fruiting?
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| Author: | ryangus [ Jan 15th, '09, 08:49 ] | ||
| Post subject: | Eggplant | ||
Any ideas why my eggplant keep dropping flowers and not fruiting?
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| Author: | steem [ Jan 15th, '09, 12:11 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eggplant |
could be too hot? tried hand pollinating? |
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| Author: | ryangus [ Jan 15th, '09, 21:36 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eggplant |
So, for hand-pollinating, I need to cross-pollinate between 2 separate plants, right? |
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| Author: | steem [ Jan 16th, '09, 07:12 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eggplant |
Probably not, I think tomatoes will pollinate from the same plant and they're in the same family... |
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| Author: | ryangus [ Jan 16th, '09, 10:58 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eggplant |
thanks - bit of a moot point really, as I have 2 plants with 1 flower each  So, for hand-pollinating, is there any special technique? I simply ran my finger over the flower on each plant. |
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| Author: | earthbound [ Jan 16th, '09, 11:05 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eggplant |
Could also be extreme weather... Or perhaps the plant is putting all it's energy into plant growth rather than fruit ATM.. How big is the plant? I'd only start worrying when the plant is large and mature and not producing fruit. |
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| Author: | creative1 [ Jan 16th, '09, 11:11 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eggplant |
It is a member of the Solanaceae family, which includes other vegetable crops such as tomatoes, potatoes and capsicums. The optimum growing temperature range is 21°–30°C, with a maximum of 35°C and a minimum of 18°C. The optimum soil temperature for seed germination is 24°–32°C. |
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| Author: | ryangus [ Jan 16th, '09, 13:51 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eggplant |
Maybe a little bit too hot atm? Currently around mid-30s here in Brisbane. |
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| Author: | Vegieman [ Feb 6th, '09, 19:06 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eggplant |
Mine are just starting to flower now so Iainterested in the feed back here. 
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| Author: | mal5000 [ Feb 13th, '09, 18:54 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eggplant |
i currently have the long thin ones in the ground ( my system has to much in it at the moment ) and havent had this problem this year but have in the past with other larger varities still interested in an answer to avoid this problem next year could it be the soil isnt fertile enough ?? or something missing in the soil/ system?? weather ?? |
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| Author: | mal5000 [ Mar 2nd, '09, 20:23 ] | |||
| Post subject: | Re: Eggplant | |||
nice photo VM and i have 2 to share too
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| Author: | Sminfiddle [ Aug 7th, '09, 23:29 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eggplant |
I didn't think there was any such thing as "too hot for eggplant" |
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| Author: | gorotsuki69 [ Feb 19th, '12, 22:44 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eggplant |
old thread dig. My eggplant are doing the same, flowering but not fruiting. Can't be a pollination problem I get lots of bees and other bugs. PLants are around 5 months old30cm tall looking healthy otherwise. Is it the Perth heat? any ideas? |
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| Author: | FMAcosta [ Mar 25th, '12, 22:18 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eggplant |
ryangus wrote: Any ideas why my eggplant keep dropping flowers and not fruiting? I notice that you have a hole in one of your leaf. So I suspect that a Flea beetles is causing this problem. Follow the link below to find out more about Flea beetles management. http://www.uvm.edu/vtvegandberry/factsh ... eetle.html |
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| Author: | JORGY [ Mar 26th, '12, 18:48 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eggplant |
Thought I'd post these pics here in the eggplant thread. Attachment: ATC_0061 (640x480).jpg [ 241.95 KiB | Viewed 13688 times ] Attachment: ATC_0063 (640x480).jpg [ 246.89 KiB | Viewed 13688 times ] |
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