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Gardening

RockRaven

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1. Eggplants can be perennial in the tropics, but their origin point is debated,

Reply to Retrograde (Original post)

Mon Nov 11, 2024, 02:51 PM

Nov 11

so whether the annual or perennial behavior is the natural one I don't know.

You can try to over winter them, but it probably won't work without a lot of active intervention. We only tried once and didn't come close to success. They are damaged by the cold even above frost temps.

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Eggplants can be perennial in the tropics, but their origin point is debated, RockRaven Nov 11 #1