How to Grow Perfect Eggplants Every Time - 5 MISTAKES to Avoid

Have you run into a wall growing eggplants at home from seed? Do you wish your homegrown eggplants produced bigger, tastier fruits? We've been there. Luckily, it's actually very simple to grow lots of healthy eggplants from seed at home if you can avoid a handful of easy-to-make mistakes.

Eggplants produce either 1) Loads of delicious fruit OR 2) A couple bitter fruits you can't even eat. Let's make sure we grow the best eggplant harvest possible!

In this video, you’ll learn 5 easy-to-make eggplant growing mistakes to avoid for a giant eggplant harvest and endless eggplant parmesans, stir fries, and curries for months to come.

We’ll be going through everything from mistakes that make eggplant bitter to mistakes that result in small plants and even things that can outright kill your eggplants. Join us and let’s grow some eggplants!

Written article version of this video if you'd rather read than watch: https://nextdoorhomestead.com/blog/eg...

Chapters:
00:00 Why Grow Eggplants?
01:20 Mistake 1 - Transplanting with tomatoes
03:33 Mistake 2 - Not pruning properly
04:48 Mistake 3 - Underwatering during fruiting
07:41 Mistake 4 - Harvesting too late
09:24 Mistake 5 - Growing "interesting" instead of "productive" varieties
11:14 Bonus Tip - How to get 100% fruit set

Equipment you might want to follow this video
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Ping Tung Seeds: https://www.amazon.com/Davids-Garden-...
Millionaire Seeds: https://tomatogrowers.com/products/mi...

Helpful Links and Resources
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Our Eggplant Pruning Guide:    • How to Prune Eggplants PROPERLY | Tip...  

Research Report: High Tunnel Eggplant Varieties, Pruning & Postharvest Storage - https://extension.unh.edu/sites/defau...

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