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My newest unusual plant is "pumpkin on a stick" ... a type of eggplant - and a traditional food of the Hmong people of SE Asia. .... not a very pretty plant by any means ... extremely thorny on stems and leaf - very sharp and vicious and also the most insect-eaten plant in my "no pesticide garden". I bought seeds on ebay in the spring and started them actually very late in the growing season so I was surprised when the plant blossomed and set fruit in Oct. when the plant was 2 -2.5 ' tall and then around Halloween when we were ready to get our first frost/freeze I trimmed off the ugly bug-eaten leaves and cut and put the stems with the fruit attached inside .. dry and in a vase ... much to my surprise in 2 weeks or so the small fruits turned a brilliant orange just like real unripe pumpkins do here in Western Pa when immature/ unripen pumpkin fruits are cut and brought in from the cold to get ready for the fall decorating season. I will definitely try growing these unusual plants again.