Comparing eggplants and lengkuas.

 

The eggplant, or the brinjal, or terung locally known, are growing and producing fruits. One has ended up in Kakdah's lovely curry, but the rest are still small.  The plants don't last very long, after a couple of fruiting burst, which could be 4 to 5 months from now, the plants will weaken. The leaves will be feasted by insects before the plants succumb to fate. But not before they have awarded us with bountiful harvest and lovely dishes. These plants love heat and worship the mighty sun as much as the sunflowers...