Comments on Crazy Billionaire: What is the deal with my eggplant?

Thanks for the input everyone. I'm going to keep u...

2008-08-30T11:09:00.000-05:00

Thanks for the input everyone. I'm going to keep up the watering through the fall and see how they like the cooler weather. I've actually gotten at least one pepper set, so I'm hoping to find a few more soon.

Are the eggplant flowers opening before they drop,...

2008-08-21T17:38:00.000-05:00

Are the eggplant flowers opening before they drop, Kelly? Or are they falling off before they can be pollinated?

My peppers flowers weren't getting pollinated and were dropping - I think the insects were arriving after the heat frizzled the flowers. An artist's brush used early in the morning coaxed a few peppers from the plants.

Annie at the Transplantable Rose

I am going to say water given the recent rains on ...

2008-08-21T13:06:00.000-05:00

I am going to say water given the recent rains on top of what you have been giving. I doubt it's too much water in general, just too much water for a plant that wasn't used to it yet.

What I've found about blossom drop is that it can ...

2008-08-21T12:22:00.000-05:00

What I've found about blossom drop is that it can be caused by temperatures that are too low or too high, too little or too much nitrogen, too little or too much humidity, lack of water, lack of pollination, insect or disease stress, or too many tomatoes already set. So basically, everything. Let me know if you get something more specific!