{"id":318,"date":"2023-01-22T09:49:10","date_gmt":"2023-01-22T15:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trippyacres.wordpress.com\/?p=318"},"modified":"2023-02-25T11:32:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-25T17:32:27","slug":"eggplant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trippyacres.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/22\/eggplant\/","title":{"rendered":"Eggplant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Scientific Name<\/strong><\/td><td><em>Solanum melongena<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Growing Days<\/strong><\/td><td>100-120 days&#8230;that&#8217;s 4 months!<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Varieties We Grow<\/strong><\/td><td>Black Beauty<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Growing Notes<\/strong><\/td><td>Eggplant likes it hot; we treat them like tomatoes (they are in the same family, after all).<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Battle of the Bugs<\/strong><\/td><td>Flea beetles love young eggplant leaves.  Hopefully they outgrow them.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Fun Fact<\/strong><\/td><td>The plants can have thorns on the stem&#8230;that was a surprise!<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Don&#8217;t Waste It!<\/strong><\/td><td>Enjoy it fried, sauteed, baked, breaded, stuffed, or roasted.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientific Name Solanum melongena Growing Days 100-120 days&#8230;that&#8217;s 4 months! Varieties We Grow Black Beauty Growing Notes Eggplant likes it hot; we treat them like tomatoes (they are in the same family, after all). Battle of the Bugs Flea beetles love young eggplant leaves. Hopefully they outgrow them. 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