Aubergines

[P1nky]

My aubergine flowers are dropping off and not setting fruit. I read somewhere they are self fertile. Is this correct? Is my greenhouse too hot, not hot enough, not enough water, not enough food? Even more galling when I read in a thread below that aubergines are going mad.

[horticultural_hobbit]

I've got a similar problem. Have four fruiting aubergine plants, no idea which one is which. Have tickled some of the flowers, only for them to fall off. In a similar vein, chillies and peppers are also mostly self fertile. Their flowers also go brownish and fall off; with the fruit behind them. In addition, could be a feeding issue. Aubs and tomatos are related, and from observation, have the same feeding habits. I know that my aubs are in need of bigger pots, yet like chillies are meant to be kept in cramped conditions.

[Samurailord]

I too am having the same problem.

I only have one aubergine plant, and it is in a grow bag in the back garden.

There are plenty of flowers budding, but they have not yet opened fully before dropping off.#

I have been putting it down to the lack of sun this year.

Andy

[horticultural_hobbit]

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Kevin the moody aubergine was grown outside last year, and was a lesson in how not to grow aubs. There is a aubergine, tres native de berbentane or something, that can be grown outside and is french native. Think that is one of mine, actually. That said, all four of mine are sat in side a utility room. These guys like to be kept warm, and being first cousins of toms and chillies that makes sense to me.

The flowers are a lovely lilac colour when they arrive, fizzling out after a while. Have ignored mine to be perfectly honest, and tried not to pamper them. One is called Nietzche, one is a Kevin Mark two, the third is Funnel courtesy of TheboyWayne. Four is nameless.

Will be very surprised if any of them fruit, to be honest.

[Florence Fennel]

I remember Kevin from last year HH! Mine were such a failure, I haven't given them stayput room this year.

[Bren In Pots]

Its a good thing the flowers are pretty because I've had one fruit of my two plants the third plant gave up and died. I won't be bothering with them next year.

[taff]

they need heat, so no matter what the packet says about growing outdoors, don't
I've only successfully grown them outdoors in one very hot summer in a very sheltered spot [pure luck, no judgement], and once under a cloche outside in a very hot summer [and the polytunnel in the same hot summer]
In my greenhouse, I've had them fruit once, but really, it's just not hot enough.

[roitelet]

You are not going to want to hear this, but my aubergines are doing fine in a poly tunnel. The weather is not what it should be, not as hot as usual and the night temperatures are only just into double figures. They were planted on a bed of compost and have not been fed at all, watered by the means of soaker pots and only surface watered when I fill the pots, about every 5 days. There are six plants and so far we have eaten three aubergines and there are quite a lot to come and the plants are not all that big.

Am I just lucky?

[Florence Fennel]

I think we have to say "well done" and start calling you Kylie

[Bren In Pots]

My aubergine in the GH died and the one that did fruit was left on the kitchen window sill, the one next to it isn't even trying to fruit.

[horticultural_hobbit]

Silly Aubergine not even trying to fruit, how dare it....

I'd like to categorise mine into gifted and talented, top, middle and requires support. Not likely at all.

[Alison]

I can normally get quite a good crop in the polytunnel on the plot (although always used to struggle in the greenhouse at home) but this year I don't think I'll get anything, I find that they do best planted in the borders of the tunnel and get a good hot and sunny spell which they just haven't had this year.

[binley100]

I'm struggling this year too ........the ones at home (gh in pots) are huge but flowers seem to be few . The lones in the borders of the lottie gh are not as big, but are flowering. Have only noticed one set fruit and that has been nibbled by something. I'm growing about 4 different varieties and think i'll be lucky to get one slightly nibbled one

[taff]

Am I just lucky?

Nope, you still live in France, it's still hotter than here even if only just

[Kittypickle]

I harvested my first two today, they are Thai Long Green from Realseeds last year that I only got round to planting this year. They've been grown in a greenhouse.

It took a few weeks and the hotter weather for the aubergines to start appearing. I tickle the flowers on the thicker stemmed ones with a paintbrush. I also pinched them out to encourage flowers and cut the manky leaves off. There are a fair few more to come from the plant. I'm on the south coast though which must help on some level.