Summer Broccoli / Small Aubergines

[sez]

Have a list of seeds I'd like on ebay (found a good seller, wide range of T+M's/Suttons seeds for half the price at the 'proper' websites!), trying to cut it down a bit though, anyone grown any of these?

Aubergine Calliope F1 T+M 10 seeds 99p
Aubergine Baby Rosanna F1 T+M 6 seeds 1.25

Broccoli Summer Purple Sprouting Wocc Brocc T+M 50 seeds 1.29
Broccoli Summer Purple Sprouting Suttons 360 seeds 99p

(the ebay seller is 'hozzman' if anyones interested)

[Vegmonkey]

Growing summer purple this year, along with Rudolf, both supposed to be good croppers.

[Cutecumber]

I haven't been terribly impressed with Wok Brocc and have swapped to Summer Purple to see if it's better. I am not sure it was all the fault of the variety - I have tried to grow some brassicas too closely in the past - so I may try again one day.

I also have Baby Rosanna, but I've not grown them before so I can't advise.

Not much help, am I!

[veg4681]

I haven't been terribly impressed with Wok Brocc and have swapped to Summer Purple to see if it's better. I am not sure it was all the fault of the variety - I have tried to grow some brassicas too closely in the past - so I may try again one day.

I was thinking of ordering the Wok Broc from Alan Romans as they're only 50p as opposed to T&M normal price but keen to know why it didn't impress you. I'm thinking, is it too flimsy not sturdy but tender ? I saw pictures of similar stuffs and they kind of look 'weak', limp and lifeless, if it makes any sense .

[Cutecumber]

It didn't head up, so I got no crop.

They took months to grow and never really matured, but I think they needed more room.

They're just a broccoli/ oriental veg cross and grow like other broccoli. They're certainly not limp - don't believe everything you see in pikchas

[veg4681]

It didn't head up, so I got no crop.

They took months to grow and never really matured, but I think they needed more room.

They're just a broccoli/ oriental veg cross and grow like other broccoli. They're certainly not limp - don't believe everything you see in pikchas

Thanks for the reply and info. Deary me, they didn't crop but they had better work for me coz I'm ordering the seeds . One of our Grapes, I think it was Bluemoon had a successful crop from them last year and said it was tasty.

[bluemoon]

We grew Wok Brocc last year and were quite impressed, the flavour was certainly superior to supermarket calabrese and my only complaint was that we only grew half a row and wished we'd planted more. Perhaps this is one of those crops whose reliability and flavour depend upon the type of soil it's grown in?

[momol]

Have a list of seeds I'd like on ebay (found a good seller, wide range of T+M's/Suttons seeds for half the price at the 'proper' websites!), trying to cut it down a bit though, anyone grown any of these?

Aubergine Calliope F1 T+M 10 seeds 99p
Aubergine Baby Rosanna F1 T+M 6 seeds 1.25

Broccoli Summer Purple Sprouting Wocc Brocc T+M 50 seeds 1.29
Broccoli Summer Purple Sprouting Suttons 360 seeds 99p

(the ebay seller is 'hozzman' if anyones interested)

Sez

I got some Baby Rosanna aubergine from the VVS prize (shared 4 seeds for my neighbour as she loves auberines dearly). They seems to be the same trial pack I got. I haven't grow any, got 2 seeds to try for this year, will let you know how it goes this summer .

[Cutecumber]

Perhaps this is one of those crops whose reliability and flavour depend upon the type of soil it's grown in?

Bluemoon - I think that's true to a point, but I am sure for me it was a space issue.