Flowers but no aubergines

[Headfry]

why?

The plants look healthy enough, 4-5 flowers on each. The flowers open then drop off. I have tried brushing them with a soft feather...still no aubergines.
Can I blame the weather?

[Finedon.Dandy]

Hi HF

Have you tried raising the humidity? We are having two aubergines in a med pasta bake (smothered in mozerrela so totaly scrummy!) for dinner tonight (with Rainbow trout - which we dont normally have as kids wouldnt eat it! - While the kids are away Mummy will play!!!

Tammy

[Alice]

I think you can blame the weather Headfry - or more strictly - the climate.
In the UK I think we are marginal (at best) for aubergines.
Well that's my excuse anyway.
So far I've got 3 teeny weeny ones.
I've given it 3 years good try. This year has been the best conditions for them and I reckon if they can't do it this year I can't do it.
Unless something improves dramatically I won't be growing them again.
Boo hoo - they've been my babies, but will have to find another lost cause to fret over.

[girl47]

My plant is outside & produced flowers ( that looked dry/dead) even though weve had so much rain. The plant itself doesnt look that healthy - leaves have holes etc.
I havent had a ny fruit - is it too late?
Gill

[Kristen]

"My plant is outside ..."

I reckon that's the problem. I reckon it needs a very warm / sunny spot (and SUMMER!!) for Aubergines to make fruit outside

[amandaandherveg]

Not even a sniff of a flower in mine yet, I don't hold out much hope.

[smallblueplanet]

In the UK I think we are marginal (at best) for aubergines....

So far I've got 3 teeny weeny ones...

In the UK they're a greenhouse plant that likes hotter, sunnier more humid conditions than even chillies.

Can we have a piccy of your baby aubs Alice? Don't give up yet - I was gonna offer you some Thai aub seeds next year - they grow to about egg size, thought they might be more suited to our shorter 'hot' (hah!) season?

[Kopite1763]

I tried growing Aubergines for the first time last year, and although we didn't have a great Summer, I had great success with them. Just watered and fed them, and got plenty of fruits off the plant.
This year, we have had a really hot Summer, and the plants looked really healthy, with lots and lots of flowers, but no fruits. I figured the flowers were not being pollinated, so I tried three methods. First brushing with a small paint brush. Second, gently shaking the flowers, and thirdly, pinching out one of the pollen seeds with a pair of tweezers, and gently brushing the female bit in the middle.
I'm not sure which is the best method, but I now have four aubergine plants loaded with fruits!

[Vince G]

Grown aubs last 2 years in the poly and still get speared by those darn spikes on the flowers! This year's plants are not as tall (only about a foot high, peppers are the same) but still plenty of flowers and developing fruit.

The defo need to be under cover in the UK though. Sunny windowsill in a big pot might be good enough

[Thelma Sanders]

I gave up with them after 5 years of trying...............even in the greenhouse they set little fruit, and what with the cost of seeds, compost and feed it was cheaper to buy them

I can't taste any difference either - before anyone says home-grown would have tasted better LOL

[redser]

It could also be the variety. I took the advise of someone who tried and tried for years with little success until they tried BONICA. I tried for the first time this year and used those seeds. We've been harvesting for about 3 weeks now. Fine big fruits with plenty more to come. Try those seeds in UK and Ireland.

[jacob]

Who did you get Bonica from? I'm always desperate to try a successful aubergine variety. I've tried a few varieties over the years, Moneymaker (from Suttons...) has been the only reliable one. I've got a moneymaker and one other variety (can't remember which!) setting at the moment.

I wouldn't worry about the odd flower drop and you've got to accept it's a late season indoor crop.

Another suggestion is that just when the flower is withering, gently easy it off. I've noticed that the withered flower sometimes catches a bit of mould and that aubergine aborts.

[redser]

Who did you get Bonica from? I'm always desperate to try a successful aubergine variety. I've tried a few varieties over the years, Moneymaker (from Suttons...) has been the only reliable one. I've got a moneymaker and one other variety (can't remember which!) setting at the moment.

I wouldn't worry about the odd flower drop and you've got to accept it's a late season indoor crop.

Another suggestion is that just when the flower is withering, gently easy it off. I've noticed that the withered flower sometimes catches a bit of mould and that aubergine aborts.

It was this crowd Jacob ...
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