Easter Egg Plant

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Submitted by Lavender2 on Tue, 04/08/2008 - 15:49
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Easter Egg Plant:   See the plant ID... Easter Egg Plant

Easter Egg Plant: The Easter Egg Plant is an unusual addition to your garden.  White eggs mature to yellow or sometimes a variety of colors. While it is an annual, the seeds form inside the eggs and can be removed from ripe eggs, dried, and saved for planting or trading. See the plant ID... Easter Egg Plant

  

A fun ornamental eggplant. The eggs are the size of chicken eggs! The eggs mature to a deep yellow, sometimes pink or blue. Seeds can be removed from a mature egg, dried and saved. Very easy to start from seed.

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 If this is the egg plant

Submitted by WildIris on Wed, 04/09/2008 - 08:13.

 If this is the egg plant type...you can eat them...they are really good in salad or in stir fry...I have grown them for a few years now...if it is the type from the gourd family...they are fun for the kids to make shakers..but these would be the vines ones...

It's me vegemm "So then neither is he that plants any thing, neither he that waters; but God that gives the increase." 1 Corinthians 3:7 

 

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It is from the

Submitted by Lavender2 on Wed, 04/09/2008 - 08:46.

It is from the eggpant family, but a hybrid developed for an ornamental plant. I've heard they are edible but never tried them.  There are also eggplant varieties called 'Easter egg' and 'Casper' that are white and used for cooking. Here's some more info on Eggplant

~ Connie    ~ Zone 5    ~ MN 

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 yes i know about

Submitted by WildIris on Wed, 04/09/2008 - 12:00.

 yes i know about them...like I said we have grown them for some years now...and just love them...enjoy yours

It's me vegemm "So then neither is he that plants any thing, neither he that waters; but God that gives the increase." 1 Corinthians 3:7 

 

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I laughed at this one...

Submitted by flwrs on Tue, 04/08/2008 - 22:04.

Connie....I laughed when I first saw this plant...then I hurried and ordered seeds...I cant wait to have this growing in the yard....you really have some GREAT plants in your yard !

 

"Compost, because a rind is a terrible thing to waste !"

 

 

"Compost, because a rind is a terrible thing to waste !"

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Kym, your kids will

Submitted by Lavender2 on Wed, 04/09/2008 - 08:20.

Kym, your kids will get a kick out ot it. The eggs look and feel like chicken eggs, no kidding. I had 18 eggs on one plant last year... I had to stake it up! They start real easy from seed and it's easy to save seed off them, too. 

~ Connie    ~ Zone 5    ~ MN 

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Thanks Connie, I am looking

Submitted by flwrs on Wed, 04/09/2008 - 12:18.

Thanks Connie, I am looking forward to seeing the response from ALL of the kids that are in and out of the house...I am going to plant them close to the house to enjoy this summer.

What a neat plant ! I just need a few chickens to go with it..think Dizzy will come and sit with it ?Tongue out ( sorry, was itching to pick on her...LOL)

 

"Compost, because a rind is a terrible thing to waste !"

 

 

"Compost, because a rind is a terrible thing to waste !"

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