Most look fine except for a few. I suspect slugs but might be earwig too. Check it after sundown or early in the morning. Appears to me that it is not a major problem.

BTW: what kind are they? don't you cage or stake them?

I'm not sure about what kind they are. This is my first year ever ever gardening so I'm such a beginner. Need lots of help!! What's the best way to grow these eggplant? What kind of cage? Thanks!!

When I grow eggplant, I start off staking it with a 2ft piece of bamboo just so that it has support, but as it grows, the plant gets sturdier, and I find it no longer needs the bamboo. I don't cage my eggplant, but some prefer that method to keep the plant somewhat contained and supported (eggplant can get pretty big as it grows).

You can find tomato cages and stakes at your local garden supply store. Just make sure (if you go the cage route) to not get one that's too narrow. In my experience, my eggplant likes to grow a bit wider than my tomato plants.

Your plants look awfully close together. Is that four eggplant in 2 or 3 sqft? As they get bigger, they'll probably get too crowded.

This post was edited by Sromkie on Thu, Jun 27, 13 at 13:55

Got to agree you are way over-crowded there. Something has got to go. I eggplant in 2 sq. feet max. As for the holes, not an issue. Leaves get holes from lots of things - even just from whipping in the wind.

Those 3 ring tomato cage things ae a waste of time and money for tomato plants but work good for eggplants but you don't have enough room there to use them.

Lots of good articles on the web on how to grow various vegetables. Just Google "how to grow________ (name of vegetable)".

Dave

Dave

Here is a link that might be useful: How to grow eggplant