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Here's the Flea Beetle Damage

I wonder why the huge difference in size if they were all planted the same day. Very odd! Those poor leaves!

They all sprouted at different intervals...

I am a great believer in HOPE...
(and slow too)
I left the peat pots in the container...
One sprouted, and I waited for more to sprout.
Thought I'd only gotten the one..
But I left them in the container and continued
to water instead of throwing them out and giving up...
Then another one sprouted, and so, I kept water in
the dishes and a couple of weeks later then 3rd one sprouted...

I've still had water available to those peatpots,
and the fourth one just sprouted a little while ago...

GO FIGURE~~~~~~~~> yet !!!!

Makes a lot of sense. So when did you plant these and have they been inside the whole time? I just got my seeds from Jamie and while I still have to actually research the plant, I am eager to get some in some dirt.

ok ok what is a wonder egg plant? THis is the only place I have ever heard of one. Fill me in guys!

Karrie,
Go back to the #1 page of this thread,
scroll down and to the third post down,
should be Loz's picture of a plant..

Then you can also do a FORUM SEARCH,
and type in WONDER EGG in Gardener's Chat...
Should find the original post too!!!

Where do you get them adn what do they look like when the flower?

Wow that is one cool looking plant! I want one. Where do I get one at?

We allllllll got them at Wally~World in the spring time....

Did you see all the different pictures??
Lynne/plants~n~Pots' has one she over wintered..,
Laura/Loz has one that has purple flower....,
and I posted one and so did Meg with Flea Beetle damage, I think Hisgal/Jenn posted a picture or two, seems like there was a few more pictures'
too, but can't remember..

There is a beautiful pic of one on ebay half white and half gold! Wow I am going to have to watch for these little guys this spring!

I have about 10 eggs on my plant right now...one of them has turned goldish brown, the others are still all white.....Every single person that sees that plant in my yard thinks it is just soooo cool! Plus the tiny tim tom. seeds that came with it grew really well too....

That is beautiful, Meg!

Dianna

I still got no flowers

Quick question: are wonder eggs edible? I am assuming not, but am still curious. I have two good sized plants that are producing lots of eggs, from purple flowers. I will try to post a picture sometime. Recently the leaves started to get spotty, but it doesn't look like bug damage - wondering if anyone has similar problems.

i read somewhere on this forum they were but it s very sour,it s edible it s in the eggplant family.you just have to find a recepe for very sour eggplant and cook it as it s written.

that s what i remember reading but you might want to do some more research on it first.

good luck!

by the way,welcome to the forum,you might want to go on the new members section and introduce yourself,that way people ,more people will see you and answer your questions.

My wonder eggs today. As you can see, they are in different phases of developement - still getting flowers, nice and white, and one has turned a brilliant yellow already.

Gotta love this plant!







How's everyone else doing with theirs?

Beautiful! I really have to get my seeds started! Might just do that this afternoon. Thanks for sharing Lynne!

I am soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
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Jealoussssssssssssssssssssssssss.........
Mine are still all just sitting there now...
No action, just stalled...
I was repotting and repotting and they were doing
great, then those flea beetles got them and
nothing...
Maybe I should repot again...

Well Lynne’s beautiful pictures are inspiring me to get my wonder egg seeds going. At least a few of them. What I have available are 6 small clay pots that fit into a two shelf holder that will sit on my desk. It gets morning sun for several hours each day. I am wondering if I should create a “greenhouse” by putting the seeded pots into a plastic sandwich baggie until the seeds sprout or if just having them in the house next to the window will be good enough? Any thoughts?

Triss ~

I usually start all my seeds in peat pellets in a plastic chinese take out container. I use them because I have so many, and they are the perfect size for doing this. These containers fit 2 rows of 4 pellets, and the clear plastic cover is just high enough to fit over the pellets and allow the seeds to sprout to about 1 inch. I poke holes in the lid, and also remove it sometimes when the sun is shining directly on the container, so that the seeds don't get moldy.

I would probably put plastic bags over your seeds, at least for the first day or two. But, do watch to make sure they are not baking in there, with too much moisture. You might want to cover them only at night.

I wish you much luck with your seeds. I haven't ever started them this time of year, and will be very interested to learn how they do for you.

Lynne, those eggs are gorgeous. Can you tell me what they feel like? They look like hard-boiled eggs. Do they feel the same way.

I wish mine had made it. Mine got fried, scrambled, boiled, etc...from the get-go. I will try one more time next year.

Dianna

Dianna ~ that's exactly what they feel like!
They are pretty firm, and a bit heavier than a fresh egg would feel. If you squeeze them just a bit there is a tiny bit of give - I've been trying to decide what to liken them to, and you've got it exactly!