But it sort of relates to growing peppers.
I have one real nice eggplant that has more than eight blooms on it. I love the fruit, I may make a Hungarian/Eggplant hot sauce just for the fun of it. But it's nearly November and Cincinnati is not Florida. No way will it last for two-three weeks without some kind of protect.
It's not worth investing in a greenhouse, especially since it is pretty much isolated in the garden. What I'm thinking of is putting four stakes in the ground and wrapping clear plastic around them. I would then build a "lid" of clear plastic that can be removed. Run a 100 watt light bulb into the area, which should give off enough heat to keep the temps above freezing (I can add two or three bulbs if I need to do it for a day or two - again, I'm not going to spend $25 to grow fruit I can get at the store for $10). During the day, I can remove the top so the plant doesn't suffocate and the plastic should not amplify the sunlight enough to harm the plant.
Is this a viable idea? I also have three habs in a row that is maybe eight foot long. I'm not as concerned about these, as they have fruit that should be ripe in a week or so. But in the case they aren't, I could apply the same principal - there are probably 150 little habs on them now with a few new ones showing up each day. I don't think I can transplant them without the shock doing them in.
I have one real nice eggplant that has more than eight blooms on it. I love the fruit, I may make a Hungarian/Eggplant hot sauce just for the fun of it. But it's nearly November and Cincinnati is not Florida. No way will it last for two-three weeks without some kind of protect.
It's not worth investing in a greenhouse, especially since it is pretty much isolated in the garden. What I'm thinking of is putting four stakes in the ground and wrapping clear plastic around them. I would then build a "lid" of clear plastic that can be removed. Run a 100 watt light bulb into the area, which should give off enough heat to keep the temps above freezing (I can add two or three bulbs if I need to do it for a day or two - again, I'm not going to spend $25 to grow fruit I can get at the store for $10). During the day, I can remove the top so the plant doesn't suffocate and the plastic should not amplify the sunlight enough to harm the plant.
Is this a viable idea? I also have three habs in a row that is maybe eight foot long. I'm not as concerned about these, as they have fruit that should be ripe in a week or so. But in the case they aren't, I could apply the same principal - there are probably 150 little habs on them now with a few new ones showing up each day. I don't think I can transplant them without the shock doing them in.
