tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post8146470692915260227..comments2024-03-27T00:25:28.696+11:00Comments on Garden amateur: Asian eggplantsJamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14653345793213312242noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post-68492888174987106792010-03-13T17:27:28.913+11:002010-03-13T17:27:28.913+11:00The many different eggplants available at the mark...The many different eggplants available at the market - including some small round green ones offered with a selection of wild herby greens and various trimmings that are piled onto portions of grilled fish inside raw cabbage leaves, the lot rolled into a package to be dipped in various sauces - these were among our favourite foods during years spent working in Laos.Chartreusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05919069110736697400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post-69374925227243795792010-02-12T16:18:45.304+11:002010-02-12T16:18:45.304+11:00Not sure they're supposed to be perennial, the...Not sure they're supposed to be perennial, the ones I've had in the past only lasted a season but this one is obviously a very determined one.<br /><br />They do self seed pretty easily though so it's no problem to keep one going all the time.greenfumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08157970942128503098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post-70611333665588427012010-02-12T14:41:41.901+11:002010-02-12T14:41:41.901+11:00Thanks for your comments everyone (and Greenfumb, ...Thanks for your comments everyone (and Greenfumb, I didn't know they were a perennial!)<br /><br />Dining Room Table: do check out the Melbourne Uni website I linked to in the posting. There are stacks of different eggplants there, many shapes, sizes and colours.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14653345793213312242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post-49165438678986499062010-02-12T14:31:21.108+11:002010-02-12T14:31:21.108+11:00So there is really a difference between the ordina...So there is really a difference between the ordinary and the Asian eggplants? They look good and the shape is quite different.dining room tablehttp://www.erikorganic.com/dining-room/dining-room-table.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post-16255186572508388622010-02-12T07:58:08.988+11:002010-02-12T07:58:08.988+11:00They look great, I'll keep my eye out for one ...They look great, I'll keep my eye out for one (or seeds) next year. I love using the small eggplants whole in curries.Lanie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12752139198631821577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post-43279181549965016212010-02-11T18:27:01.735+11:002010-02-11T18:27:01.735+11:00Beautiful :)Beautiful :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841671676949163570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post-30650956679913186962010-02-11T17:52:41.706+11:002010-02-11T17:52:41.706+11:00I've got one of those, they're brilliant. ...I've got one of those, they're brilliant. It's in it's third year now and till going strong. <br /><br />No-one actually likes eggplant as a vege so I make baba ganoush out of them - delicious.greenfumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08157970942128503098noreply@blogger.com