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I don't think I've ever told you guys about my wonder egg experience, I planted like 7 or 8 seeds, whatever was in the pack from Wally world, and they all sprouted within a week. When it got time to pot them up , the directions said to snip off all but the healthiest one , I just couldn't do it , so I carefully separated them all and got seven seedlings all in their own pots. I gave four away and keep getting the exciting updates .
I'm down at my sisters house right now and cannot believe how huge and lush hers is; we're going out to get pictures of it today.

Wow, you've got lot's of eggs...

I'm still waiting...

Anyhow, question for you Mel.............
Did you see the grasshoppers on the plant?

Your leaves look somewhat similar to mine,
and mine got the Flea Beetle on them..
Ate tiny holes in them..

So, didja get some pictures???

Mel - I don't know how I missed your post - good going! Don't worry too much about the grasshoppers... in the end the only thing that really matters are the flowers and eggs - the leaves don't last all that long on my plants either.

I told Rita I would put some updated pictures on here. I had sent her some seeds. These were taken about an hour ago. I took 2 half pictures to try and get all the eggs in the shots.



I am still hoping they have enough time to ripen before it gets too cold outside. Can't believe there are 2 new flowers on them - no hope for them at this point...

I am going to have to pull my 4 plants in
for the winter, or I'll never get any eggs...
That is for sureeeeeeee!!!

Lynne, you have sssooooooo many eggs! I only have a few and they are all still white!

i gotta try again next year...

Mel - I think we learned from this, that we need to start them indoors even earlier than we have been doing.

Don't be jealous, by the way...
all the heavy rains we had for 8 days made my largest wonder egg swell up and crack, and get pretty disgusting looking. I don't know if the seeds we can see will be viable or not next year.
I know we needed rain badly, but not 4 months worth in 1 week!!! :p

This is how I just cut it from the plant - ewwwww!

yucky :p

I'd still try the seeds Lynne,
You just never know..

My tomatoes look like that when they
fall to the ground and those puppies
still sprout...

Give it a try!!!!

Oh yes,yes, Lynne! Those seeds look beautiful! I would get them out of the fruit and lay them out to dry, they may get moldy if you leave them in. I use an old cafeteria tray lined with paper towels to dry my seeds out on.

Here is my sister's eggplant:

nice!

Mel,
Did she start those from seeds this year?
OR did she buy a plant already started??
Or was it one from last year still growing????

It's one that I started from seed up in Maine in June, and got seven plants started, I gave her that one and I kept mine in the pots and she thought it was to put in the ground. She lives in Mass and we exchange stuff all the time. I think next year I will start them indoors in April, then put right in the ground in June. Hers did so well and I think mine got too dry sometimes .

I was wondering that...

I kept repotting mine one size bigger pots...
and when I ran outta time to keep repotting,
they stopped getting bigger, but all the time
I was repotting, I wasn't getting any flowers..
So, I was thinking that because I kept repotting
it, it was so busy putting out roots and not
sending out flowers....so, I left it go...

I am hopin' to over winter mine, inside the house,
and get them going bigger next spring...

Does your sister still have it in the ground????

Yes, it's still in the ground.

Is she going to bring it in?????

Wonder Egg, I have never heard of that one.

Think I need to reread what I just read.

Yep, I think I will.

Steph