Eggplants, we have a problem.

and there it was . . . gone

As I mentioned in my post of June 4 titled Planting Bee #1 Successful, 

Eggplant is somewhat of an anomaly in this group as it is not quite "historically accurate" regarding Riel House. Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, grew and consumed this vegetable from his Monticello garden in the late 1700's. However, it was not popularized in North America as a vegetable to be consumed until the turn of the twentieth century. Also, in temperate climates such as Riel House, eggplant is typically started indoors eight to ten weeks prior to last frost and requires at least 80 days to mature before first frost. We have set ourselves a challenge.

On June 4, we had planted 16 eggplants that we had purchased once we realized how long seeds took to sprout and mature. On Monday, June 6, we planted Beds 3 and 4 with eggplant seeds that we had previously purchased.On Wednesday, we noted that several of the poorer quality eggplants had been eaten by rabbits. Friday, all the plants have been eaten.

the challenge is over. For this location, eggplants are not historical, require too much care to get started, take too long to mature  and are a delicacy to the local pest. We give up! 

Friday afternoon, we purchased more Red Pontiac potatoes.