Aubergine Analogue Study for next year

[binley100]

Can you grow radish and spring onions ?

[Matt94]

funny you say that people always think that radish and spring onions are easy to grow, well over the past few years ive been having problems with both, the spring onions dont germinate, whereas the radishes germinate but dont grow, and when they do the blummin slugs eat em. however had amazing peas last year - sounds wrong but i dont know how else i can put it hahaha

[Thelma Sanders]

Yay! have 3 out of 4 Tres Hative de barbentane up this morning

So exciting

All four are up now

[binley100]

funny you say that people always think that radish and spring onions are easy to grow, well over the past few years ive been having problems with both, the spring onions dont germinate, whereas the radishes germinate but dont grow, and when they do the blummin slugs eat em. however had amazing peas last year - sounds wrong but i dont know how else i can put it hahaha

well thats that theory out the window.........

[veggiechicken]

I can't grow radish, spring onions or aubergines. What does that make me apart from a hopeless gardener?

[Matt94]

well atleast im not the only one who cant grow all three hahaha

[horticultural_hobbit]

Grew diddly radishes last year, trying again this year with lessons learned. Will be trying spring onions, if I still have freebie seeds. And Aubergine, experimenting!

[Matt94]

yeh i'll be doin the same as you HH, although i think in my case i can predict the outcome!

[horticultural_hobbit]

Well, after Kevin the moody Aubergine last year, would like one of the varieties to come off. I knew nothing last year. Know a little bit more now, to help them get on their way. Kevin flowered, but since he was outside and exposed, I helped the elements kill him. Should anyone of them get that far, each one will be in a pot not a grow bags. With a gardening bag acting as mini green house. If kevin hadnt been so exposed or attacked by aphids, I'm sure he would have been all right or close ish.

[Matt94]

well mine got to the flowering stage in the greenhouse and i pollinated them by hand - but still no aubs, you'll probably have better look tho! the only successful aub plant ive have was bought as a small plant from a well know diy chain, but i only got one small aub on that!

[Thelma Sanders]

well mine got to the flowering stage in the greenhouse and i pollinated them by hand - but still no aubs, !

Mine were the same, but we had a fair few nights when the temp was down to 10C in the greenhouse and Aubs don't like that! Here's to better weather this year

[horticultural_hobbit]

All right then, folks. What we got?

Four are flowering, flowering with the flowers beings tickled; only to wither away.

We have, kevin 2.0, Nietzche, Nameless and funnel.

(Funnel was named by Theboywayne, so is vine vested interest)

[Thelma Sanders]

I have 4 plants all outside the greenhouse now, cos the plants look like they have blight - and I can't risk losing the toms
Up till then I've had a few skinny aubs (Tres Hative variety) off each one
The best I've ever managed - but I won't be growing them again. They're too much hassle for what you get!

[Bren In Pots]

I've had only one aubergine from my remaining two plants and I've spent the week tickling flowers so hopefully I'll get another one to set fruit.

[Rhona]

AUbergines are (so far) doing well this year - out of nine plants, all have fruits on, two have three or more fruits growing well. In pots in battered old blowaway; getting a quick go with the paintbrush and me staring at them at various points during the day, with a cup of coffee in my hand. Varieties are Early Long Purple, Listada and Bonica. After slugs ate through the first flowers, I've taken to bringing them into the kitchen on particularly sluggy nights.