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  • Answered by
    Nikki on
    December 14, 2010
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    The following article should be of some help to you: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/eggplant/what-to-do-for-eggplant-blossoms-drying-out-and-falling-off.htm

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    Heather on
    January 4, 2011
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    I do not know of any product that can combat bacterial wilt, unfortunately. The typical recommendation is to pull up the plants and either solarize the soil to kill the bacterial wilt or do not plant nightshade plants in the infected soil for at least 2 years.

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    Nikki on
    February 10, 2011
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    Once a plant is infected with bacterial wilt, there is no cure. If you have soil that is contaminated with bacterial wilt, you need to either make sure not to plant anything from the nightshade family (e.g. eggplant, tomatoes, potatoes) for at least 2 years or you can solarize the location. Here are directions for solarizing: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/projects/how-to-solarize-garden-beds-to-eliminate-garden-pests-in-the-soil.htm

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    Nikki on
    March 26, 2011
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    That does not sounds like an eggplant. Is it possible that something else is growing where the eggplant was planted? Can you send us a picture? We can identify it from a picture.

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    Nikki on
    April 5, 2011
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    It sounds like a pollination problem. If the flowers are not properly pollinated, the fruit will be small and deformed. This article will help you with understanding about pollinators:
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/beneficial/insect-pollination-process.htm

    This article explains how you can attract them to your garden: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/beneficial/creating-a-pollinator-garden.htm

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    Nikki on
    April 7, 2011
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    It is a fungus, but there are several that it could be. The most likely culprit is early blight, which cannot be cured easily. This article tells more about early blight: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomato/early-blight-alternaria-tomato-leaf-spots-yellow-leaves.htm

    While the article focuses on tomatoes, eggplants are in the same family and are affected by the same diseases. I would recommend neem oil as an organic fugicide: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/pesticides/neem-oil-uses.htm

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