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The fruits are probably poisonous . The name you gave, Solanum ovigerum, is in the Solanaceae family (also known as the nightshade family). Most plants in this family are poisonous (with the exception of some wonderful veggies like potatoes and tomatoes )

Here's an update on my egg plant.
It has lost all its leaves, and the "eggs" are starting to turn yellow - but it has had some frosty nights already and they aren't brown enough to harvest the seeds yet. I was hoping to be able to get some seeds this year, since I wasn't able to last year either - I guess this plant needs a longer season than I can give it here.

For Gosh Sakes, Lynne, bring that thing in at night! You're so close! You just need to keep it alive for a couple more weeks, I think.


(Besides , I want some seeds)

That plant ROCKS! I hope you can keep it alive long enough to get seeds.

You should definatly bring it in at least at night if not all the time, it I had a plant like that it would only live inside (our summer climate isn'tvery good here)

(S. ovigerum Dun., The fruits of these are NOT edible.

`White Beauty', S. melongena IS edible however.


Tom