An aubergine

[Moopmoop]

Green eyed monster here, I've only tried once and I didn't get any fruit but after reading your post I so wanna try again next year. I've still got seeds from 2012 and can't bear to throw them away, has anyone any experience of using old aubergine seeds?

[MrsCordial]

I might have to go all out next year a try a few varieties in the hopes I'll get decent results.

[Penellype]

I had a space in a grow bed in the greenhouse at my friend's house, so I bought an aubergine plant which already had flower buds. Planted it in the sun, watered regularly, first flower set. Aubergine developed to size of an egg, then suddenly the whole plant wilted and went yellow. There was another flower open at the time. It is now thoroughly dead

No idea what went wrong.

[bario1]

Here's a couple of my plants - the one at the back has a fruit!

[chris]

I thought that was a slug, OP!

[jacob]

For my next trick I will attempt to pass off a snail as an onion, and a pigeon as a kohlrabi.

[Alison]

I really find it hard to get the deB's to germinate as they need very high temperatures which I cannot get early on in the year in my house.

I also tried 'De Barbentine' or whatever and had zero germination.

Interesting, that's the type I grow and I've never had any germination problems, usually 100% in fact. All I do is sow individually in multipurpose compost in little newspaper pots in late January. Germinate in a heated propagator (only a basic one, too tight to buy an adjustable one) and kept slightly moist. Germination happens within about 10 days then they're whipped out the propagator and grown on on the utility room window ledge. Gradually potted on as normal.

[marchogaeth]

I thought that was a slug, OP!

You're not undermining Jacob's achievement are you?

[marchogaeth]

Interesting, that's the type I grow and I've never had any germination problems, usually 100% in fact. All I do is sow individually in multipurpose compost in little newspaper pots in late January. Germinate in a heated propagator (only a basic one, too tight to buy an adjustable one) and kept slightly moist. Germination happens within about 10 days then they're whipped out the propagator and grown on on the utility room window ledge. Gradually potted on as normal.

You are a gardening guru, Alison. They know they have to behave for you. In fairness they do come with a warning that they need a lot of heat and patience.

[chris]

You're not undermining Jacob's achievement are you?

Of course not!

On my phone it is a small, low res picture. At first glance it doesn't look like an aub. The top looks like it has antennae


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[Alison]

You are a gardening guru, Alison. They know they have to behave for you. In fairness they do come with a warning that they need a lot of heat and patience.

Don't tell people but the guru thing just means I post a lot, nothing to do with content of post . Sounds like my basic propagator gives the ideal temp by luck rather than design. What I didn't mention though is that my really healthy plants got attacked badly by slugs on planting out and are only just recovered - happened the day after I'd given away my spares......

[marchogaeth]

Of course not!

On my phone it is a small, low res picture. At first glance it doesn't look like an aub. The top looks like it has antennae

All the xcuses!