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Originally posted by Serge_Oprano@Jun 3 2004, 01:15 AM
I am pre-occupied with much more important problems like: How the fuck to make eggplants grow in the hot Floridian summer climate?????
THIS is what IMPORTANT to me nowadays...and the price of oil
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Fuck I knew my mother's green thumb would come in handy here one day!!
Given that a Brisbane summer is similar to Florida...
She says (on the phone as I type):
1. Shadecloth about 3 feet above the plants to kill direct daytime sunlight, open at the sides because afternoon and morning sun is the gear she says.
2. Chicken poo (my mother never says "shit") for fertilizer - because it breaks down into the soil quicker in the heat (spread it and spray with a mix of water, lemon juice and brown vinegar - she reckons this will not only kill the chicken shit smell, but is also an effective natural insecticide)
3. DON'T water in the morning, but in the late afternoon.
If it works Serge, thank my Mom, I am just the channel.
If it doesn't work, blame her as well.
BTW...... she wishes you luck in your aubergine venture, she has been growing football size for years.
