Here is a picture of my first 'exotic' plant. A Fairy Tale Egg Plant. They grow to be about 4-5 inches and about an inch or so thick. Kind of about the same size as a Lebanese cucumber.
This particular seedling was courtesy of 'Fred' from Bunnings. It had been in the ground for a few weeks but was overshadowed by the basil plants so I had not taken much notice of it. After a particularly windy week I went to stake & tie up a few plants and noticed that it was leaning over. And low & behold there they were. That lasted an extra day before our friends Matt, Keirsten & Eden and Amy came over for a BBQ and I cooked them up. The taste was pretty much as you would expect but they do look good on a plate.
I can see myself starting to grow a few more heirloom & uncommon plants but I might wait until these 36degree winds drop off.
mmm yum. These could be a good option as well because I'm currently growing normal eggplants, but a big eggplant is alot to get through for 2 and a 1/2 people. These smaller varieties would be perfect.
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