Eggplant, or aubergine as it is called in France, is a vegetable long prized for its beauty as well as its unique taste and texture. Eggplants belong to the plant family of Solanaceae, also commonly known as nightshades, and are kin to the tomato, bell pepper and potato.ggplant can be baked, roasted in the oven, or steamed. If baking it whole, pierce the eggplant several times with a fork to make small holes for the steam to escape. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit (about 177 degrees Celsius) for 15 to 25 minutes, depending upon size.
Rose bushes may become infected with bugs, such as aphids. While you can buy insecticides at a nursery or garden section of a hardware store, you can also make your own. Use a combination of water and dish soap to kill the insects.The dish soap breaks down the bug's outer layer, which renders it helpless.hile you can buy insecticides at a nursery or garden section of a hardware store, you can also make your own. Use a combination of water and dish soap to kill the insects. The dish soap breaks down the bug's outer layer, which renders it helpless.
Check soil drainage. Roses do not like wet feet, and the clay soils in parts of Texas are slow to dry out. To check your soil's drainage, dig a hole 1 foot deep and fill it with water. If the water drains out of the hole in 15 minutes, you have good drainage. If not, routinely adding organic matter will improve drainage.