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[Douglas Woodard <dwoodard@becon.org>]

Betsy, what's your source for Ping Tung Long eggplant?

Doug Woodard
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada


Hilborn.E@epamail.epa.gov wrote:
> I don't know how many other folks have battled flea beetles on eggplant,
> but it has been a severe problem for me. It has really reduced my fruit
> yields.
>
> This is the second year I have trialed Ping Tung Long eggplant, it is an
> Asian type and very prolific.  It has been so resistant to flea beetles
> that I have not had to use any control measures this year at all.  Oh,
> and it is open pollinated! I will be saving seeds this year.
>
> Very surprising (and welcome).
>
> If others find the same experience, please let me know. I am ready to
> recommend the variety to my local garden center (they start their own
> vegetable and bedding plants every year).
>
> Betsy Hilborn
> 7a NC