Market Farming

[Allan Balliett <igg AT igg.com>]

Friends -

We got a lot of egg plants out this year: hundreds of them, fer sure. 
Several varieties, neon, long Japanese, little black ball ones, etc. 
For the most part, the plants themselves have done quite well. We 
have most of them on black plastic, but some that are in raised beds 
on bare soil. We have beds of egg plants throughout the garden, so 
they are not on one soil type of one exposure.

What I dont have is many egg plants themselves: not even from the 60 
or so neons that I have in the hoophouse.

First off: I'm wondering how the rest of you in the mid-Atlantic 
region are doing with egg plants this year. I am told that my 
experience is related to the relatively cool summer we are having. I 
dunno about this though, since our tomatoes are producing like crazy 
and our peppers ain't half bad.

I guess I'm wondering what the experience of others is with egg plant 
(this season and other seasons) and if anyone knows of a foliar I can 
apply that would promote blossoming and fruiting (before it is too 
late!!)

Thanks

-Allan Balliett
Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia