How To Care For Eggplants In Pots. Tall plants may need staking or a tomato cage. Two ways to preserve eggplant include pickling or freezing in pre-cooked casseroles.
Tall plants may need staking or a tomato cage. Unglazed pots dry the soil out more fast than glazed pots so eggplants residing in unglazed pots will want more frequent watering. This ensures adequate nutrients and water retention while encouraging draining of excess moisture.
The best medium for container grown eggplant is two parts good quality potting soil and one part sand.
Foolproof planting instructions Take some cell packs or small pots filled with homemade or bagged high-quality seed-starting mix. You may accept or manage your choices by clicking Manage cookies including your right to object where legitimate interest is used or at any time in the privacy policy page. These choices will be signalled to our partners and will not affect browsing data. When potting mature seedlings or purchased starts mix an all-purpose fertilizer into your potting soil at the beginning of the season.