Aubergine help.

[Fezinio]

Hi,

My sister in-law gave me a couple of plants to look after over the winter. I have put them in the greenhouse.

I have had no fruit of them but there are quite a lot of purple flowers.

Will these produce fruit or do i have to do something with them. Or is it to late for them to fruit now.

Any advice greatly appreciated.

Many thanks.

Fezinio

[multiveg]

I don't think aubergines set that well now. You could try the paintbrush method to encourage them, but I do think it is a bit late.

[User Removed]

Hi Fezinio, Welcome to the vine.
As MultiVeg says it is really to late for them to fruit without help from extra heat and using a paint brush like MV said all of which is a lot of hard work and there will still only be a slim chance of getting any aubergines
I don't think it would be worth it

[Fezinio]

ok thanks i thought it was to late nevermind.

I suppose i will have to make sure they are looked after over winter and my sister in law may have nice fruit on them next year

[WiZeR]

are they perrenial plants?

[multiveg]

Runner beans are perennial, some peppers are perennial as well. I don't know about aubergines though.

[multiveg]

Just ventured out into the greenhouse. I have an aubergine plant in there which hasn't produced anything. There are, however, flowers and more to come. I might pop out there every so often with my paintbrush (might actually be a make-up brush of some sort) to see if I can help things along. I can put a gasolene heater in, but first, want to clear it out.