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06 Aug 16, rad (Australia - temperate climate)

How easy is it to grow peas eggplant (solanum torvum)

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04 Aug 16, Yoko (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi! I live in Brisbane. The eggplant I planted 2 years ago stil fruits all year and has become like a small tree. Can someone tell me about the other vegetable plants that you can leave and survive in Brisbane? The normal perennial such as rhubarb and asparagus are already in my garden. Something you tend to pull out thinking it is just an annual, but still survive as perennial in Brisbane?

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27 Aug 16, Geoff (Australia - temperate climate)

Peppers and chillies and tomatoes are all from the same family as eggplant and can survive mild winters to deliver for several seasons.

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09 Aug 16, Ann-Marie (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I live near toowoomba so we get much colder winters than you. This year my san marzano tomatoes not just survived but fruited heavily all winter. This varity is the best tomato I've ever grown.

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07 Aug 16, rad (Australia - temperate climate)

Eggplants are great I planted one last year and picked lots of big eggplants off it,it survived the cold weather and still growing strong and looks like a small tree now.same with my chilli plants two years old and still going strong

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29 Dec 16, daisy brown (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi, it is amazing to know an eggplant can survive winter. Do you grow the eggplant plant on the ground or in a pot?

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25 May 16, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Thank you for this timely info. I have prepared the garden bed and have added organic material to it. Now all I need to do is find the right eggplants to sow.

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15 May 16, Ian (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

If you live in Brisbane or similar subtropical you should be able to grow them year round. Mulch and slightly raised beds to keep soil temperature constant. Also try different varieties. Traditional big black grows best in spring. Try varegated purple or white varieties all year. Heavy fertilising or hot winds can cause dropped fruit. I've found full sun with western shade best position for long growth and moderate fruit. I think the gardenate planting times are a bit restrictive. If you get seedlings they are worth a try all year. They like free draining moderate heavy soil. Like 50%potting mix/ 50% mushroom or worm compost. Any brisbane black soil is good.

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14 May 16, siobhan (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

when are Eggplants in season in Australia?

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05 Mar 16, Robert Dunbar (Australia - temperate climate)

Can aubergines be frozen for storage.

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