Reissue patents can be used to correct errors such as failure to perfect claims for priority (e.g., failure to properly claim a priority filing date of an earlier filed foreign or U.S. patent application), defects in the drawings or specification, improper inventorship, and claiming more or less than what was proper to claim in the original patent.
There are a lot of ways you can be frugal in your garden and save some money. The potting mix you use in your container gardens should be something you feel comfortable splurging on. In my opinion, the best potting soil for edible container garden is the Happy Frog line of potting soil distributed by FoxFarm.
Like dark-colored eggplant, the white fruits should be glossy when ready to harvest. Eggplant loves warmth and grows best in very sunny, well-drained locations. Raised beds that have been generously enriched with composted manure are ideal, but any fertile soil with a pH from 6.3 to 6.8 will satisfy the plants.