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Gardening

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5. all in containers! They love hot roots (as do peppers), so all my eggplant and peppers -

Fri Jul 25, 2014, 07:10 PM

Jul 2014

and tomatoes too - are grown in containers of various sizes. They thrive!

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Still life with eggplant NJCher Jul 2014 #1

thanks....I just love color - my wife is a quilter and uses me to help NRaleighLiberal Jul 2014 #2

you sound like a good pair NJCher Jul 2014 #3

what kind of soil do you have? ginnyinWI Jul 2014 #4

Are the whites in the lower right Caspers? Gormy Cuss Jul 2014 #6

Yum... ReRe Jul 2014 #8

they are so easy...key factors NRaleighLiberal Jul 2014 #9

Thanks! ReRe Jul 2014 #10

MMMM Baba Ganoush Lunabell Jul 2014 #12

Same here. nt awoke_in_2003 Jul 2014 #14

Wonderful! Treant Jul 2014 #13

As usual, looking good. nt awoke_in_2003 Jul 2014 #15

I'm ashamed to say I've never eaten egg plant! Siwsan Jul 2014 #16

Cherokee Purple is really one of the first "black" tomatoes NRaleighLiberal Jul 2014 #17

My friends think I've turned into a crazy tomato lady Siwsan Jul 2014 #19

Well, I've got a huge seed collection - just let me know if you want to try NRaleighLiberal Jul 2014 #20

I will absolutely keep that in mind! Siwsan Jul 2014 #21

Thanks, Skinner - delighted that my eggplant are "cool"! NRaleighLiberal Jul 2014 #18

Kick for the clever title & gorgeous veggies! CrispyQ Jul 2014 #23