If you enjoy eating eggplant and know how to cook it in a variety of dishes, consider planting eggplant early in your garden. Remember that it takes a long time to grow from seeds.
I recently learned from a Facebook video that an old eggplant branch can be used for rooting and eventually grow into new branches and leaves. If this is indeed true, I would like to give it a try. Based on what I have seen and learned, it seems that rubbing a slice of onion on the peeled portion of the eggplant branch and covering it with soil can potentially result in rooting. I will wait for about 6 days to see if it has successfully rooted.
The Flowering and Fruiting process has begun
The flowering and fruiting process has started, but you may notice that the leaves are not in good condition. This is due to the strong winds causing leaf breakage, and also ants that are damaging the flowers.
Although I'm feeling a bit lazy at the moment, I am determined to make a spray to keep insects, especially ants, away from my plants.
I have only seen one fruit from the flowers so far, and I hope the others will follow suit. If not, I plan to take the old branches for rooting and multiplication, which will also serve as an opportunity for me to learn how to graft eggplant.
I use this area to dispose of the rotting skins of fruits and vegetables, which can attract insects and ants. As a natural alternative, I also make my own insecticide using crushed garlic and water.
It's not ants, but rather insects that are destroying the leaves of my plants, causing them to rot. I need to address this issue soon before my plants are completely destroyed.
As you can see in the picture, the leaves of the eggplant are damaged and some branches are broken, but I'm glad to see that small branches and leaves are still sprouting.