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Black Beauty Eggplant

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This planting is in the Bottom Tier section of Food Not Lawns.

The scientific name is Solanum melongena. Commonly called eggplant.

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Tuesday, July 1st 2008, 10:15am by Claire

Now, the bad news. I'm having a lot more trouble this year with bugs and disease than I expected, based on my experience with a community garden plot last year. ...

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Austin, Texas

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Claire

front yard vegetable and herb garden, first year.

Camp Mabry / Austin City
Partly Cloudy
Temperature	60° F
Dewpoint	56° F
Humidity	86%
Wind	--
As of Tue, Nov 4th 2008, 4:51am
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Growth

Duration	Perennial
Lifespan	Short
Growth habit	Subshrub Forb/herb
Growth period	Spring Summer Fall Winter
Height after 20 years
Height at maturity	4'

Environment

pH	Slightly acidic, 5.5 - 7.2
Shade tolerance	Intermediate
Drought tolerance	Low

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Seed