Thursday 5 October 2017

From Green Brinjals To Yellow Brinjals (Eggplants Or Aubergine).

Recently, we have been having rainy mornings and my plants were well watered by the rain. Due to my busyness with other things, I have not been spending much time tending to my plants. I have totally lost track of my veggie plants and when I walked into my garden, I noticed that most of my green brinjals have over matured or have turned yellow.

I have 3 brinjal plants in my garden and I grow them in pots. Here, they are known as brinjal but in some countries they are known as eggplant or aubergine. My plants are now 9 months old. I have posted about them previously and if you are interested, you can click here to read the post.
The plants have been very fruitful and I have harvested many brinjals from them. When they are over matured, the seeds will be very hard and cannot be eaten but they are a pretty sight hanging on the plants.
These are too old to be eaten and can only use the seeds to grow new plants.
Some of them were big.
These two were starting to turn yellow.
One or two have even cracked.
My friends who are keen gardeners also have these in their garden.
I didn't want to grow any more brinjal plants so I finally threw these away. It was only much later, a friend told me that she is interested to grow them. She will have to wait for the seedlings in my garden to grow bigger before I can pass them to her.
One of my recent harvest. I usually cut them in slices, marinated with salt, pepper or curry powder and pan fry them.
One recent harvest with some of the french beans from my garden. Since I seldom cooked nowadays, I passed all the brinjals to a friend.
My side garden with the new fence in March, 2014.
My side garden in March, 2016.
I am slowing replacing the non-edible plants with more edible plants.
Latest photo of my side garden in October, 2017.
It is getting overcrowded with edible plants.
Hopefully I will find some time to weed and tidy up my garden.
There is a lot of work to be done in a garden.

Linking To Good Fences.

Let your roots grow down into him and draw up nourishment from him.
See that you go on growing in the Lord,
and become strong and vigorous in the truth you were taught.
Let your lives overflow with joy and thanksgiving for all he has done.
(Colossians 2:7, The Living Bible-TLB)

54 comments:

  1. Gosh ain't they cute! have never seen yellow eggplants..really cool!

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    1. When they turned yellow, they look nice but too old to be eaten.

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  2. ...I've only seen white and purple!

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    1. These are actually green with a little white at the bottom before they gets old.

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  3. Nancy, glad to hear about your edible garden. There's so many beautiful edible plants that will bring so much interest to your garden - and food for your family or to share:) All the best and happy gardening:)

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    1. Thank you, Annie. I am limited by lack of space in my garden. Have a lovely day!

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  4. I stay in a pigeon hole and do not have green fingers, if not, can do gardening...

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    1. I have seen people growing plants in small pot in their balcony.

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  5. Lovely photos and lovely verse!

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  6. Wow these yellow eggplants look amazing! I don't think I've ever come across these before, much less grown anything like these in my own garden...I'm very jealous of your beautiful garden!

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    1. Thank you, Yvonne. One day your garden will be more beautiful than mine. Have a beautiful day!

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  7. Me encantan las berenjenas. Besitos.

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  8. A garden is always hard work but bring lots of enjoyment. Yours is looking beautiful a wonderful array of amazing plants.

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    1. Thank you, Mamas. It is not easy to keep them free from weeds but I enjoy the healthy looking plants and flowers. Have a happy day!

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  9. I've never seen yellow or green eggplants before. They have always been purple. Way cool.

    Have a fabulous day, Nancy. ☺

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    1. The common ones are purple. We have lots of them here. The not so common ones are the green and white ones. Have a fun day!

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  10. So nice to have edible plants in your garden, will be very fresh!

    Tending a garden is busy work so it will keep you very busy in the near future

    I have never seen a green or yellow brinjal

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    1. Thank you, Libby. Gardening demands lot of time and work. I need to cut down on the plants.

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    1. It not a very big one but enough to me occupied and grow what I want.

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  12. Your garden is beautiful! We do not have this fruit here, so I have never heard of it. It is kind of pretty.

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    1. Thank you, Ginny. I am now looking for the white brinjal seeds. Have a wonderful day!

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  13. Wow those brinjals have done well for you. I gave up growing them as I was only getting a couple of fruit per plant and autumn killed them off all too quickly. Take care, Diane

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    1. Thank you, Diane. So far the fruits from the 3 plants is enough for 2 of us. Have a lovely day!

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  14. Your garden is wonderful! The brinjals are lovely to look at and the French beans remind me of the ones my father used to grow and as always in childhood memories, his beans tasted like no other :) I am sure yours must be equally delicious.

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    1. Hi Denise, the French beans were under nourished. After a few beans, it dried up. I gave up growing them. Trying out other beans.

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  15. Looks really interesting! Have a nice day)

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  16. Your garden is fabulous! I didn't know that the brinjals can grow here. Your harvest is so impressive!

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    1. Thank you, Shon. The harvest at times can be plentiful. Have a fabulous day!

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  17. You have a beautiful garden! Gardening is not my gift, i am not good at helping plants grow.

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    1. I am only good with certain plants but its a struggle with the pest attacking my plants. Have a happy day!

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  18. are they green egg plants? meaning that they will not turn purple at all? good harvest.

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    1. Hi Mun, these green ones do not turn purple. If wait too long, they will turn gold and will be too old for eating. Have a fun day!

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  19. I support replacing non-edible plants with edibles! Erm but if you don't cook then not so much point? Anyway your garden looks nice either way.

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    1. I will try to cook or will be forced to cook whenever I have a harvest. Lol!

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  20. Yes, the ripe brinjals are pretty hanging over there and you have a beautiful garden, compact and neat looking. Love the fence side with flower pots

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  21. You have a really beautiful garden, Nancy. I enjoy seeing your harvest. I hope to plant more edibles too. :)

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    1. I find edibles more challenging to grow than non edibles. Lol!

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  22. Wow!What a beautiful garden...And I haven't seen yellow brinjals,good one.

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  23. Hello, your plants all look great. I love eggplant, yum. Great harvest! Enjoy your day!

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  24. Your garden looked so lush I envy you Nancy!

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    1. Thank you, Lei. Most of the plants love the rain and so do the weeds! Lol!

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