Container growing eggplant and squash in Hawaii

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maui_gardengirl Kihei, HI(Zone 11) Dec 16, 2008

My eggplant(blk beauty) produced 3 fruits only 4' diam and hard as a rock; skin has now gone from purple to yellow. My butternut squash has produced 2 fruits, 4" long and starting to turn from green to tan in color. Containers are 16" tall X 20" diam. I live on Maui at sea level. What am I doing wrong?

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MainManJoe Berne, IN Dec 23, 2008

How often did you water the plants, how often and what type of fertilizer were you using?

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Stephen_Albert Kenwood, CA Jan 07, 2009

I presume they are warming up sufficiently in your location, but heat and sun will bring them to harvest quicker. Make sure they get plenty of reflected heat which should be easy to do if they are in containers.

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stellamarina Laie, HI Jan 20, 2009

Eggplants seem to like additional mulch mounded over the roots every so often. Like to be fed a lot too. Mine seem to flush with flowers after I give them the cheapo HI fertiliser....10:30:10

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