Fixing Eggplant Flower Drop: Switch to High-Phosphorus Fertilizer

Introduction

Eggplants flowering but not setting fruit usually suffer from excess nitrogen.

Standard Miracle-Gro (24-8-16) is too high in nitrogen. Fruiting plants need higher phosphorus (second number).

Use a tomato/pepper/eggplant formula like 18-18-21 (Miracle-Gro Tomato or similar).

Switch to high-phosphorus fertilizer to trigger fruit set on eggplants.

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