You can get it from eBay if you search for a seller named kelpforless. I got it from him. Also, another great vendor is plantsthatproduce.com. They have a product called biocozyme, which is a great stress reliever for plants. I am not sure why they work, but from my experience I can say that they work. Biocozyme is relatively expensive, and hence for stressed plants I use it once a week, while kelp solution is misted on once a day or once every two days. They will not work for insect attacks though. For insect control, I use a mix of one cup of fish emulsion, one cup of kelp concentrate, one spoon of need oil, one spoon of dish soap (non-bacterial) in a gallon of water. I then spray the plants with this mixture. Typically, you can spray 30 to 40 small to medium size bushes with one gallon mixture. This will not take care of every insect, but it is much better than spraying poison in my yard. I hope this helps.

Not sure what area you are in , but, around here this year all veggies are smaller due to the lack of rain at peak growing time in June. It's best to pick Black Beauty when they are dark not turning brown. They tend to get pulpy when they are overripe. Instead of using Sevin for the flea beatles you can use natural Neem Oil or Diamectious (sp) Earth for control

I have a half dozen eggplants, all from 4-6 feet tall. I also planted them in May, they began producing in July and have been very steady all summer. They're planted in peat, perlite, mushroom/cow manure compost. I feed them about every other week with a liquid 12-4-8 fertilizer mixed at 1 teaspoon per gallon of water. Three varieties: Black Beauty, Ichiban and Green Goddess. Have you fertilized at all? With that growth, sounds like you're watering enough. I see you're in Zone 9 and you say they're getting enough sun (at least 8+ hours?). Not sure how to help but you might try some different varieties and see if that makes a difference. In Mel's Mix, they will most likely need a regular feeding schedule but do some research on what they need and be careful about the rate of application. (Are other things in the same bed growing okay?) wt

Yeah - I did probably have them outside about a week too early, but I am fairly south. Past my frost date but also sitll not as warm as I'd like. I took a bit of a risk because I was just so dang anxious to get them out of my guestroom closet. However, the vast majority (6, compared to this 1) have transitioned fine. Do you all feel that if it is trauma-based, time will heal it and it can still produce or am I better off pulling it and putting something else in?