I'd never planted, nor had I ever tasted, eggplant. This year I received some seeds in the mail, and decided to give them a try. The two plants that I kept in pots grew large, lush and loaded with beautiful tennis ball sized red eggs. Unfortunately, I found the taste not to my liking.
Thompson & Morgan UK describes Red Egg as From South America, this Aubergine is a striking red colour and the size of a tennis-ball. An unusual and interesting colour to add to vegetable dishes. A good cropper, producing a generous helping of fruit throughout summer.
The first plant to bear had oval fruits that looked like the photos I'd seen.
The second one to bear was quite different, with perfectly round fruits. A lot of them. A "good cropper" may be an understatement! I wonder, if I had actually liked the taste, would they have given me so many?
I didn't count how many were on the first plant I pulled out and composted, but I cut 54 of them off the second plant before I quite counting.
There were many, many more uncounted globes. They were lovely plants, I wish we had liked their fruits.
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