Eggplant Paradise Discovered
September 16, 2014
I thought eggplants were supposed to slack off after peaking mid season.
Apparently I was wrong….
The good harvest my three traditional plants were providing has turned into a ridiculous harvest. Raised beds, drip irrigation and a lot of sun had left me suddenly awash in eggplants. A few days ago a branch sheared off of one of the plants while I was outside; the three large fruits were undamaged but it motivated me to stake the branches later that evening.
After turning the plants into works of suspended engineering art somewhat resembling Maypoles, I counted 37 fruit between the three plants:
Two staked eggplants dwarfing an artichoke transplant
“Laden”? Is that the word?
We really like them but can’t eat 37 eggplants over the next week or ten days, so if you are local and interested in taking some off our hands then please get in touch.
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Behind cohutt's fence 
Roast them until the outer skins blacken, peel off the skins, and freeze them. You can use them to make a salad (rather like a spread you put on bread) any time you like. Here’s the Food Network recipe:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/nadias-salata-de-vinete-eggplant-salad-spread.html
Thank you!
Beautiful eggplants! I have a recipe using this wonderful vegetable that will make you swallow your tongue. Haha! Let me know if you would like to have it. I’ll gladly email it to you
With this being the daily harvest for September I will gladly accept your offer. 😉
Do you think I could have a list of materials/directions of how you made your rice paddy?
Do you think you could give me a general set of directions on how you made your rice paddy? (with materials). Thanks!
Didn’t realize I posted the first one!