tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post2991061998964403812..comments2023-11-05T05:27:55.905-06:00Comments on A Homesteading Neophyte: The eggplantPhelanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08250080326099834661noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-88584171084798419712007-05-18T08:01:00.000-05:002007-05-18T08:01:00.000-05:00Sorry to hear that CC. When I was a vegan, it alwa...Sorry to hear that CC. When I was a vegan, it always baffeled me that resteraunts could never seem to figure out vegtables.<BR/><BR/>Abbagirl, emailed<BR/><BR/>Stephanie, how funny, I just posted about clay.Phelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250080326099834661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-16306328013695976612007-05-18T05:50:00.000-05:002007-05-18T05:50:00.000-05:00We planted some this year. We'll see what happens....We planted some this year. We'll see what happens. Our soil is basically clay. This whole year is an experiment to see what will grow in this stuff. We've added lots of manure, but probably need to mix in sand too. <BR/><BR/>Your farm markets sound wonderful!Stephanie Appletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07411714132368771649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-64381143244381562862007-05-17T17:14:00.000-05:002007-05-17T17:14:00.000-05:00Hey! Farm markets where???Hey! Farm markets where???Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10753509148757883091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-81634065027767607292007-05-17T11:38:00.000-05:002007-05-17T11:38:00.000-05:00Oh, eggplant. I really wish I liked it. But after ...Oh, eggplant. I really wish I liked it. But after years of eating in restaurants where the only vegetarian dish was eggplant, well, I no longer can stomach it.Crunchy Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612320939936593420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-68446555930994642182007-05-17T08:49:00.000-05:002007-05-17T08:49:00.000-05:00Fool, hahaha!jeff, I have a recipe posted up on th...Fool, hahaha!<BR/><BR/>jeff, I have a recipe posted up on the natural food blog. I also replace meat with it.<BR/><BR/>Welcome over Ruthiesc. No worries, I nake many many many mistakes. It's how we learn. I am horrible with flowers. SO you are one up on me :)Phelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250080326099834661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-54784453654582403262007-05-16T17:44:00.000-05:002007-05-16T17:44:00.000-05:00I never have liked eggplant but it sure is pretty....I never have liked eggplant but it sure is pretty. Enjoying your site. Read about you in WSJ. I'm in Greenwood SC and enjoying my garden too. All flowers. Volunteer coreopsis everywhere this year. Have no vegetable growing expertise just eating. Am new at this. Forgive any fo pas I make. Hope you are doing well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-11089392825940322122007-05-16T15:10:00.000-05:002007-05-16T15:10:00.000-05:00Yeah, eggplant was one of those things that Dad en...Yeah, eggplant was one of those things that Dad enjoyed growing and Mom didn't know what to do with. So like most everything, she sliced it thin and sauteed in butter with some onions.<BR/><BR/>What do you do with it?Jeff Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825734829025072898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-40289573296324508842007-05-16T09:38:00.000-05:002007-05-16T09:38:00.000-05:00Hi Phelan. My dad loved eggplant. My brother and...Hi Phelan. My dad loved eggplant. My brother and I hated it. We used to go through the garden and pluck the buds from the plants in order to keep the purple stuff off the table. To understand...consider it purple asparagus.<BR/><BR/>;)<BR/><BR/>Have a great day.The Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06962641109795032438noreply@blogger.com