The Year of the Eggplant

Who would have guessed? Around here, it is rarely warm enough to be a good year for eggplants. Or peppers. Or some years, even tomatoes.

Credit global warming, and a new (to me) variety - Little Fingers.  Although, truth to tell, some of them got pretty big, hiding under those spreading leaves. But I think they tasted just fine even in the larger sizes. Grilled, as Baba ghanoush, as however you prefer.

Now some people claim that you can grow these babies in containers and yes, you can. But they better be large containers - although the eggplants are small, the plants themselves are quite bodacious.