How to Grow Eggplant in Nevada
Eggplants, especially the Japanese eggplant, are some of the easiest vegetables to grow in Nevada. Versatile and delicious, they should be included in your garden if you want something that will grow without much work. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Prepare your garden. Pull all weeds, rake all large rocks and work in nutrient rich soil and manure. Vegetables need a fertile place in which to grow. Also, make sure your garden gets an equal amount of sun and shade. Eggplants should be kept shaded at least part of the time.
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Buy the eggplants in early spring. Japanese eggplants are easier to find than normal eggplants. They taste the same; the only difference is that the Japanese eggplant is long and slender while the regular eggplant is rounder.
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Plant them after the last frost, as the weather starts to get warmer. Plant them about 1 or 2 feet apart from each other. The plants don't get very big.
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Prune the buds. Any of the flowers growing on the new plants should be pinched off. The plants need to take root before they try to produce fruit.
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Water them every other day for about 10 to 15 minutes. Even though Nevada is dry, it is still possible to over water your garden. Most of the soil in Nevada is clay-like and doesn't drain well, therefore it holds on to water better than other soil. Also, water with a plant booster like Miracle Grow. It will make your eggplants grow faster and bigger.
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Harvest your eggplants. Be sure to pick them when they are still small, about 5 or 6 inches long--any longer and they'll get too tough to eat. If you planted in early spring, you should have fruit by July.
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Tips & Warnings
The eggplants will die in the winter but come back in the spring if you leave some unpicked eggplants in your garden. They are very hearty plants.
