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tcinmb Myrtle Beach, SC(Zone 8b) Aug 11, 2009

The plant looks healthy but the blooms just drop off...

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fodder Whitman, MA Aug 16, 2009

i'm growing eggplant for the first time this year, and i had the same problem. i think it's normal, as finally this past week i actually have purple eggplants coming in!
i was worried about the blooms droppin off, but i'm getting fruit now...so just hang in there.

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Aug 16, 2009

how many eggplants do you have tcinmb ? drop off can be due to heat , lack of pollination or other things. My okra is getting dropped flowers. I think its the Japanese beetle with me.
is it a hybrid or an heirloom variety ?
that will help us see what is going on also
hope it helps :)

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tcinmb Myrtle Beach, SC(Zone 8b) Aug 16, 2009

I have only one plant. The tag said Black Beauty, got it from Lowes.

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Horseshoe Efland, NC(Zone 7a) Aug 16, 2009

Where are you tcimb? Knowing what your weather is like will help with the answer.

Flower, or bud drop, happens for a number of reasons but it isn't because a plant is a hybrid or heirloom.

Sue/Taynors, those Jap Beetles sure love okra, don't they! They're going for my okra leaves but so far aren't touching the flowers. Ants sure go for the flowers though.

Shoe (off to cut up okra for freezing for winter)

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tcinmb Myrtle Beach, SC(Zone 8b) Aug 16, 2009

I'm on the coast in South Carolina. Here is the lastest development.

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Aug 17, 2009

Shoe my Jap Beetles love the flowers on my okra hmmm . They get privacy for their "uhem" business LOL
yes i would be curious on the flower dropping on your eggplant.
couldn't tell you on the pic above what it could be ?

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Horseshoe Efland, NC(Zone 7a) Aug 17, 2009

Hehehe, privacy for the jb's! Too funny, Sue! *grin

tc...that leaf looks like you have spider mites. I'd pull that whole leaf off and get rid of it. A good forceful spray of water every other day will dislodge some of the other mites and help to keep them at bay. Other than that try spraying insecticidal soap on the leaves, tops and bottoms. Once those mites take hold they are hard to get rid of.

Shoe

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tcinmb Myrtle Beach, SC(Zone 8b) Aug 17, 2009

Thanks for the diagnosis !!

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