If You Grow 523 Eggplants And Sell 378 (2024)

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If You Grow 523 Eggplants And Sell 378? ›

Answer. If you grow 523 eggplants and sell 378 of them then you will have 145 left.

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We need to do subtraction to find out how many we have left. 523 - 378 = ?? You have A. 145 eggplants left.

The standard eggplant produces egg-shaped, glossy, purple-black fruit. 'Black Beauty' is the traditional eggplant size. One plant produces 4 to 6 large rounded fruit.

Did you know that New Jersey grows about 66 percent of the world's eggplants?

How many times can you harvest from one eggplant? After the first harvest, the plant will continue to grow more flowers and produce more fruit until the first frost.

The best time to plant eggplant is in late spring after the last threat of frost. Eggplants have a long growing season, so you'll need to start them indoors around eight weeks before your region's last frost date.

Eggplant is a self-pollinating plant, the flowers contain both anthers (which produce pollen) and pistils(which receive pollen). A light breeze or movement of flying insects can shift the anthers to the pistils in the flower and thus complete pollination.

Eggplants love warm weather, but they are damaged by cold. Plants produce 4 to 6 large fruit, or more if kept harvested and well watered. Wait until night temperatures are consistently above 60°F (15°C) before planting your eggplant or placing the patio container outdoors.

Spacing for eggplants in a square foot garden is one per square foot. This plant spacing works for square-foot gardens and raised beds. Plant one eggplant per square foot. Once you know the proper spacing, it's time to mark out the holes in your garden bed and transplant your seedlings.

How long do eggplants keep producing? ›

Eggplant can be grown as a perennial, meaning you can grow and harvest from it for years. Most people will see in-season fruit production noticeably slow after 3 years though. Despite this, in the off-season (aka, colder times of the year) your eggplant will stop growing as well, even if it has many years of life left.