planting eggplant

planting eggplant
is it okay to remove the leaves of the eggplant?

i’m planting eggplants and i’m just wondering if it’s bad to pick out the leaves.

any other tips that would help my eggplants remain healthy ?

thanks a lot :-]

Leaves produce all the material used to build the eggplant fruit. Without leaves you will get very small eggplant fruit if any.


Black Beauty Eggplant Seeds - Solanum Melongena - 0.5 Grams - Approx 100 Gardening Seeds - Vegetable Garden Seed


Black Beauty Eggplant Seeds – Solanum Melongena – 0.5 Grams – Approx 100 Gardening Seeds – Vegetable Garden Seed


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The Black Beauty eggplant grows deep purple fruits up to 6 inches long. The flesh is smooth and pale yellow. Plant can grow up to 3 feet tall. The Black Beauty makes a great eggplant for growing in the garden….

Fairy Tale Hybrid Eggplant Seeds - Solanum Melongena - 0.05 Grams - Approx 12 Gardening Seeds - Vegetable Garden Seed


Fairy Tale Hybrid Eggplant Seeds – Solanum Melongena – 0.05 Grams – Approx 12 Gardening Seeds – Vegetable Garden Seed


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The Fairy Tale hybrid eggplant has a small plant less than 3 feet tall with white and purple fruits. The fruit is low seed, tender and mild. The fairy tale has best flavor when the fruits are 2-5 oz in weight. The plant adapts well to growing in containers or pots….


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Exotic in taste and texture, the succulent eggplant can add intrigue to almost any dish. Unlock the eggplant’’s uncanny powers with these 75-plus recipes embracing every facet of the meal-from salad (Eggplant with Silan Sauce) to soup (Eggplant Gazpacho) to main course (Eggplant Bolognaise Lasagna). Amid old favorites such as Stuffed Eggplant and Traditional Greek Moussaka, you”ll find such ingenious concoctions as Eggplant-Stuffed Calamari, Roast Goose Legs in Eggplant with Caramel Sauce-even Balsamic and Ginger Eggplant Jam. There’’s an also introductory guide to selecting and preparing these extraordinary fruits (yes, they are fruits!).

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