Why won't my Wonder Eggplant produce fruit?

mcgyvr2009i

11 years ago

It flowers nicely. The blooms are purple and they have those yellow insides, but the darned things wont produce fruit. Is it possible that I need to pollinate it? Will it hold out until next spring when I can stick it outside to get pollinated?

Why isn't it producing those "eggs?" Thanks in advanced.

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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
11 years ago
did you start it from seed???

did you start it early enough for it to be ready to set fruit ???

we are talking about the one that looks like eggs.. right???

why does this post sound so familiar???

the one time i messed with these ... they produced eggs.. and i did nothing in that regard ...

i do not think it will over-winter outdoors ... and i am not sure how easy they will be as a houseplant.. good luck ...

ken
mcgyvr2009i
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11 years ago
Well, I bought this plant as a package of seeds from my local Dollar General for $4 or $5. I followed the instructions, including thinning the seedlings as they come up until only one remains. I transplanted one of them though to another pot, and that's the one I currently have. The other one died for some reason. So, yes this IS the one grown from seed. I started it well into, I think, February and it's just starting to flower. Yes, this is the one that has golden eggs when mature. I have mine in a pot that I left outdoors during the growing season. Now, the temperature is dropping in my area which is good for my peach tree, blackberries, blueberries and grape vine, but not my wonder eggplant. I brought it indoors and will soon find a place to keep it while the winter drinks and thrives on my hopeless misery(LOL) and then when the growing season returns, I will stick it back outside along with my palms and cycads.
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eahamel
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It definitely won't make it outside through your winter. Mine are flowering now, but then, I have a warm climate and they've been in my garden for about a year. Keep yours going under lights indoors as well as you can, and you'll probably get some next summer.
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
11 years ago
i was mulling this later in the day..

sure .. take a kids paintbrush.. and pollinate it.. what do you have to lose ...

you have to find a flower about to open.. watch it.. when the pollen dries a few hours after opening .... perhaps late morning ... then you transfer it to the ovaries.. which should be sticky by that time ... timing is imperative ... you can not use yesterdays flowers e.g. ...

you succeeded in growing the plant.. you should be proud ... try again next season.. dont give up ...

i think you will have a hard time with it indoors.. but maybe you will get lucky.. but do try again

ken

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