mine are still seedlings :rolleyes: but they are getting their true leaves though :-) mine look like grass in a way

I potted mine up and it's getting a
wee~bit bigger now...

I said to myself , I can't believe I'll see eggs this summer :p ..

What it looks like this week.. still small-



Meg

Hang in there Weezie.....don't give up yet...

Hey Meg, that looks pretty good. The leaves are the same shape as mine...that's a relief....I'm not growing some big weed then....LOL Hey you never know.....I've grown a few weeds by accident before until I realized that yes...they were really weeds and not some strange flower....LOL

wow mine look NOTHING like that...well that's because they're still seedlings I guess lol. what'd your seedlings look like?

Mine looks like that,
just smaller!!!

yay! mine are growing just a wee itty bitty teeny tiny eensy weensy bit more and I just saw a tiny part of the 2nd leaves (true leaves) and they are starting to look like meg's wonder egg!! YAY!! I'm gonna repot a ton of sunflowers and other stuff tomorrow if the weather allows and I'm gonna repot the wonder eggs too cuz they're kinda too close together in a little clear dixie cup lol

Look, mines getting ready to flower!!! I'm so excited about it! You know what would be funny? To dip the eggs, attached to the plant in a cup of food coloring...then you'd have a real easter egg plant....LOL

Wow Loz, that plant is gorgeous!!!!

I repotted mine and it's making leaps
and bounds, still a midget but filling out..

Andddddddddddddddddddddddd, I had repotted
all of the others that were sprouting, and
lo and behold, I GOT ANOTHER ONE!!!
Woooooooooooo~hoooooooooooo!!!!!
After I repotted them all, they all started filling out and it wasn't a tomato plant after all.

Yours will all look like that before too long Weezie......I'm glad that since you repotted them that they have took off for you!!!!! Mine seems to really like that spot there down at the bottom of the porch steps....it gets a lot of sun.

I bet your kids will think they are pretty neat once they start to egg!!!!lOL

I was goofin' around with the oldest,
and told him that plant's gonna give us
"Chicken Eggs" pretty soon...
He just gave me one of those looks,
like "Yeah right mom"!!!!! :rolleyes:

Just wait until it actually starts growing eggs....then you can say "I told you so"....LOL Well they may not be edible chicken eggs, but they'll be close enough.......

I repotted my seedlings today even though they only had their 1st leaves and were teeny tiny...they all have their own little dixie cups now :-) hopefully they'll grow now! lol how long did it take for yours to get big like that and start flowering loz? I hope mine still have time to grow fully!

Hmmm, I had it outside when it was getting it's true leaves way back when it was still pretty cold at night.....Probably back in April....Yours might make it in there by the end of the summer......

oh ok I sure hope so!!

So, its been outside for...ummm...maybe 3 weeks...I can't remember. Anyways...this is what it looks like now. I just couldn't believe it when I looked at it today! (yes, I go a couple days without checking up on it. )

Lookin' good Jenn!

Lookie what I found today on my wonder egg plant! It's on the part that was wintered over from last summer.

see the bud in the center? finally! yea!!!

cool!! Keep us updated on that!! I want to watch it as it grows!

wow! those are looking excellent!! I have to move mine into more sun today...I think that's why they aren't growing :-( mine are still teeny tiny

Hey there guys...I have about 3-4 buds on mine right now, and it's grown a good bit more.....I'll try to get a pic later on....Isn't it exciting Lynne watching it get ready to egg!!!!! I love it!!!!

Jenn, yours is really getting bigger now!!!! That's great! I love seeing the pics of everyones plants.

My first one is doing pretty good...
The second one I found is coming along..
and I just found another one...
I can not believe it..
so, I have 3 now...*I had one other one pop out,
but I had just pulled the saucer with the peatpots out, and left them since no more had
sprouted from April 26th..so, I wasnt' watching
it, it had dried out and rained on about 3 times.*

But, I"m still watching the peatpots now,
gosh only knows if another one might still sprout. :rolleyes:

And still no camera, so I can't take a shot of it.

i jamie,

how ya doing,still waiting for morning glories,tell me if you don t have it,it ll be desapointing but i won t be mad;i d rather you tell me if you won t send it.

bet you can t wait till your trip to va.

good day!

hi francine yea I have them and I mailed them out in the mail today! sorry it took so long to send them sorry I made you mad

jAMIE,

don t worry ,it takes more than that to make me mad,i was just wondering if you still had some to send me,and i would have been disapointed if not but not mad at you;i could never be mad at any gardners friend;sorry if i let you with this impression

oh great phew!!! lol you're very welcome it's no problem anytime :-) the wonder eggs are coming along but they are seedlings still :-( I think the problem is that they aren't getting enough sun so I'll move them tomorrow while I'm out there :-) I still have some seeds from it left so if these don't live (knock on wood lol) I'll have more for back ups :-) are you growing any?

Here's my latest picture....You can't tell on this picture but I counted 4 buds on it...... I keep checking it every day like a child waiting to open their presents on xmas day....I'm waiting for the present of eggs!!!!

wow that looks great loz!! I just love that planter! does it have drainage holes in the bottom or anything??

Yep it has a big old drainage hole on the bottom....You can't really tell from the picture but it's a big teacup planter with a handle on one side....You can order them online from the store I bought it at for either 15 or 20 bucks...can't remember exactly, but it's a nice size planter.

It's so great how so many of us are growing eggs...I love it!

Update for Jenn, and everyone else who's interested

The flower has turned to a pretty purple and will stay that way for a couple of days before wilting. Then the egg will start to form!

Lynne, that's so great! We're going to have eggs!!!! Actually I have a baby egg coming in where my first flower came in at......it's just little, but I was checking it out this morning........That's good how you got the shot from the bottom the plant!

I'm so excited, I can't stand it....I was showing it to mom yesterday and telling her how a whole bunch of us are growing them--which she thought was really cool.....

How long do the eggs last on the plant? Do you remember?

Loz - so exciting, isn't it?!?

The eggs will last allllllllll summer - then they turn yellow, then a little orange, and then brown when they dry up and are ready for the seeds to be harvested.

Thanks for letting me know Lynne...I'm glad they don't just last a day and drop off or something....I want to make sure I get my niece over here to show her my egg plant...LOL

Look you guys, one of mine's hatched!!!!!! It's so cool!! Yay!

That is so cool, Laura! Wish mine hadn't gotten "fried".

Dianna

Aww, I wish yours would have made it--they were all fried or were some over-easy????

OMG...I'm sooooo jealous!!

Simply wonderful, Loz!!!

Can't wait til mine hatch! I just hope my husband doesn't let the plants dry out while I'm away next week...

I was really excited when I discovered it...it's still really small yet though, that's just a good close up.....It feels pretty cool too!

I'm so glad that you had this plant last year Lynne, because it got us all talking about it, and growing it!!!!!!

I'm so glad so many of us were able to get the seeds this year!

It's been fun growing the same plants as our forum friends - it helps make closer bonds I think, ya know?

wow that looks eggcellent! lol! they have a really pretty purple flower too :-) my seedlings look like they aren't doing very good so I'll get out there tomorrow and plant some more seeds and hope for the best! lol how do the eggs feel? are they hard like regular eggs or soft?

dose anybody know when you stop planting in zone 8.and when is it ok to plant bushes and bulbs?i don't spell good forgive me.

MissJamie - good luck with starting new seeds at this point in the season -
I'd be interested to know if they bloom for you!

The eggs are actually kinda hard and do feel like real eggs, only solid,
if you know what I mean.

Here's my first egg, that grew while I was away.
My husband did let the plant dry out while I was gone ,
but I was able to revive it yesterday with tons of water :


And I have many new flowers, so hopefully more eggs to come!

Some little tiny hard bodied, grey~blackish
bug is eating holes in mine!!!!

Poor Weezie

I have Japanese beetles eating all my other plants!
So far this one seems to be okay though...

something is eating mine also....but not japanese beetles...don't know what is eating it. I might have to make a small screen to go around the plant to keep it safe.

I love this plant. Came across this thread quite by accident after Phoenix mentioned and showed us a plant. This looks like one my kids would love to grow and if I could get some seeds, I'd love it. Right now I only have hollyhock to trade, but will have more stuff soon.

so how's everybody's wonder egg's doing? mine aren't doing a thing...they are STILL little teeny sprouts! I'll be sure to plant more tomorrow :-( triss keep a look out in the mail I'm mailing your seed pack tomorrow and there may be a suprise in it hint hint! :-)

Jamie,
Are your plants in the same pot??
Or have you repotted on several occassions???

Mine were being attacked by flea beetles...
But I squished them, and moved them,
and now they're just sitting still...

I'm going to re~pot again, and get them moving
along...!!!

I have 4 different sizes of plants!
The seeds sprouted with such differents times..

Jamie,

You are such a sweetie! Thanks!

Mernin' Y'all
As promised Triss here is the pic of my "little egg"

That is great Phoenix, thanks for sharing!

NO problem dahl!! I just wish it came out clearer.
I don't have a digital camera(yet). SO I have to use my cell phone. You should check out my photobucket album. You will get a kick out of the picture of Jeff's parent's dog. Everyone thinks it's a stuffed animal

well weezie I started the seeds in little clear plastic dixie cups and then I thinned them out into their own little clear plastic cups. I planted about 5 seeds and about 2 or 3 of them are still green but they are teeny tiny and barely peaking outta the soil. they've been like that for like 3 weeks maybe more :-( triss it's no problem!pheonix,AWSOME PIC! the purple flowers on this plant are sooooo pretty! just curious but are the eggs hard like real eggs?

Jamie,

I found the more I up~graded their pots,
the more they grew...
If I just left them...
they just kinda sat there...

The one I just found, I repotted it today..
I'll see how fast it grows...
**I just repotted it today.*
it's so cute, just two little leaves..

My problem is those flea beetles did a number
on them... lot's of holes in the leaves...
But, I'll get them back growing again...

well they have their own little cups and I repotted them weeks ago but they still aren't doing anything. I'll go out and tough the sun and heat today and plant some more :-)

Jamie,
What kind of dirt/soil do you
have them in?
And are they outside or inside????????

they are outside...I keep them in the walmart brand potting soil...I get the big 40 pound bags for a buck fifty. I have some miracle grow plant food too...should I try this? I can also use some of my dads soil...he uses the organic miracle grow

Jamie,
If it's the $1.50 brand I snagged,
go find some other kind of dirt
to lighten it up a bit..

It's real heavy when it gets wet,
and makes it hard for those tiny
new roots to get thru...

Find some regular potting soil, or vermiculite
or perlite, and some peatmoss stuff..
mix it in good,

That stuff is hard as rock when it gets wet.
*I bought a bunch of bags for a small project
I did, I'm almost regretting it....

Very cool!!

okey dokey weezie thanks! is that stuff all that expensive? would it work ok to just mix some of my dad's miracle grow potting soil with my potting soil? or would it be best to just do what you did? we're probably going to walmart tomorrow and I've written down those things and I'll check the prices out tomorrow at wally world. thanks! heya triss have ya got the seeds I sent ya yet? if not you should be getting them any day now :-) hope ya enjoy them!

not yet. will let you know though. can i start these inside now? or when i get them actually?

I wouldn't see why you couldn't use that
Miracle Grow Soil, but I am not quite that
well versed with this plant yet, so I can't
say 100%, Lynne *Plants~n~Pots* is the one
who's grown them the most/longest...
so she might be able to tell you with dirt/soil
richness whether they like that or not....

Hi guys!

Only have a sec, as I'm taking my daughter and her friend to our local street fair - fun!

Anywho... I have always used ASB Greenworld's grower mix on all my potted plants - both indoors and outside. It is a "high fibrous sphagnum peat moss" with avec perlite mixed in. I used to only find it at a pricey farm/nursery nearby, but last year I found it in huge square bags at Home Depot. It's pretty airy, but will get compact if I neglect watering for a few days in this awful heat we've been having. Every day they say we will have thunderstorms, but we haven't had a drop since 11 days ago, when we lost power for 26 hours!

My wonderegg plants have been sucked dry at least 3 times this summer - I've been pre-occupied with other things, and can't seem to tolerate the heat and humidity this year... but they thankfully have bounced back each time with only a few large leaves lost.

Hope that helps. The wondereggs do like full direct sun, and regular waterings.

My wondereggs today - you can see 4 different eggs if you look hard.


Have a great day everyone!

Mine will never get eggs
the rate I'm going!!!!

I have 4 distinct sizes of them..

I did finally get a picture, but will
have to wait now to be able to down load
them, **my computer will blow apart with
the size of all the pictures, and I have
to do something about getting more memory!!
***Wish they had an option like that for me !!! :rolleyes:

Lynne,

That is a beautiful plant.

Question for you. jamie is sending em some seeds and I wanted to start them now. Can I keep these as an indoor plant if they are in a window that gets lots of morning sun, even through the winter?

Thanks!

Thanks, Triss.

I have never started and grown these plants indoors entirely. I usually start them indoors in March, and then put them outside mid-May. I was able to overwinter 2 stems this past year - strictly by luck. I neglected them, only watering maybe once a month or so - they were in a southern exposure, but really did not continue to grow - they just sat there being pale green and like a stick with a few limp leaves. Once I put them back outside they started growing again.

You might have more luck with them if you are more diligent about watering and caring for them. Sorry I can't help you more...

That in itself was a big help. My window is right here by my computer so most stuff gets watered. It will be worth a try to attempt a couple and save anything else for next spring.

Hi folx,

mine is about almost twice loz s,i m suprised normally i m not that good,i gave mom one and it s bout loz s plant size;have another one just that won t grow bigger than 2 3 inch.tall,leggy also.


good luck with yours.

Something tiny & black looking was eating holes in this, but I haven't seen them for a few days now, so maybe they've moved on..lol I have 2 blooms on it now, and I think a few more tiny buds are starting to form. I only have this in a 6" pot.. should I repot it now??

Despite the holes, it's looking good, Meg.

FLEA BEETLES...
That's what I had....

If you planted any radishes,
sit the plants by them....
Did the trick for me...
Annnnnnnnndddddddd keep checking the plant,
I did for like 4~5 days straight, and squwished
bugs, they're quick little buggers too!
And jump like fleas do.

I didn't do radishes. But, I haven't seen the little booogers for a couple days now, so hopefully, they had thier fill, and they've moved on.

So, the directions had said to transplant this into a bigger pot, but I didn't get to it, and now it's flowering.. should I not move it, cuz it may go into shock? This is the ONLY one that survived.

Meg

um, gee Meg... I just don't have experience in transplanting them once they are in flower, so I really don't know what to advise at this point.

Again, aside from the holes in the leaves, the plant looks really healthy - nice thick, green stems, great looking flowers, and the trunk at the bottom is nice and thick and even browning like an older trunk would get.

I really think I'd leave it as is, for this year, since you do have the flowers, and mentioned that you think it's getting more. This way you can harvest the seeds from the eggs that you DO get for next year. Hopefully more will grow for you then, and you can experiment with potting up then.

Does that help you at all?
Anyone else wanna chime in here?

good luck... Lynne

Jamie... Got your package yesterday (but just saw it this morning) and wanted to send out a HUGE thank you. You sent so many awesome seeds and I am looking so forward to starting a few Wonder Eggs here in the house and planning places for all the Hibiscus.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Okay, got a picture of the 4 plants together..
See if this works..

*All four were planted on the same day,
April 26th, 2005*

4 plants

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
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
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!

I am gonna try it one more time next Spring. Third time is the charm, right?

Dianna

Lynne,

Once I get them started, I will start a journal on here and keep everyone apprised of how they are going by doing them off season. Think I am going to do 3 covered and 3 uncovered. From all I have read with everyone else's experiences, these lil guys are tricky to grow. Will also save the rest of my seeds to grow in the spring when they are supposed to grow.

uhm...can I ask a really question? good! Where are the seeds - in the egg?

Wish I had the room to start some indoors - just have a kitchen counter that's already half taken over with seeds drying, and cuttings and stuff - don't think i can get away with using the whole counter

Never a dumb question, Mary.

The eggs go from white, to yellow, to slightly orange before turning brown. When they brown, they get dried out and crinkly. When they are totally dried out, you can crack

That is SO COOL! Thanks Lynne - I like so cannot wait to get these going!
WOW I just sounded like a valley girl, like

Anywho, may be I'll have to find some hanging baskets so I can get around that counter space issue!