Aubergine in flower

**jacob** · 22-05-2011, 08:37 AM

Mine appear to have been rather sluggish since being sent out to the greenhouse for nights, but I noticed yesterday that they almost all have a flower bud. And it's only May! I've also got chilis set from Jan sown seed, so something in the weather is on my side this year...

**BroadRipple** · 23-05-2011, 08:39 PM

any views about growing an aubergine in a (big) windowbox? is the wind too much for them? in theory it's a dwarf variety - baby belle or something.

**Florence Fennel** · 24-05-2011, 06:58 AM

Trying aubergine this year, but I'm very frustrated at the slow rate of growth. Glad you have a flower Bren. BR, as far as I know, they like to be warm and sheltered, but I am a novice at aubergine, you might want to wait for the advice of someone with more experience.

**chris** · 24-05-2011, 07:06 AM

Man. All my stuff is so behind.

when did you lot sow them? I notice colins post about his potatoes in buckets - his toms are huge and in flower. Mine aint :/

**Bren In Pots** · 24-05-2011, 08:02 AM

Originally posted by Florence Fennel View Post

Glad you have a flower Bren.

Originally posted by chrismarks View Post

when did you lot sow them?

Last year I had flowers but never any fruits so this time I sown my seeds on Jan 11th just a month earlier to see if that makes a difference.

**chris** · 24-05-2011, 08:46 AM

Ah, that's probably why then

I think I sowed mine on the 23rd of March? I'll have to double check.

**richardbees** · 24-05-2011, 11:18 AM

Bren - try daily misting the flowers. I had the same problem until I read that tip on a forum somewhere.

**jacob** · 24-05-2011, 03:37 PM

Sown Jan 1st with the chilis, it seems to work...

**Florence Fennel** · 24-05-2011, 03:51 PM

Mine were sown in February, just after the chilli, so they should be doing something by now surely. I'm wondering if the unheated stayput isn't warm enough for them.

**Bren In Pots** · 24-05-2011, 05:53 PM

Originally posted by richardbees View Post

Bren - try daily misting the flowers. I had the same problem until I read that tip on a forum somewhere.

Thanks for the tip Richard.

**BroadRipple** · 24-05-2011, 08:48 PM

Did you plant them in a heated prop? I didn't but kept them warm, and they were so runty you wouldn't believe it. Chillis not great either but mainly b/c deformed thanks to aphids, damn damn...
anyone out there know whether the wind on my windowsill will put paid to my aubergine hopes? They do get a lot of sun up there...

**Bren In Pots** · 24-05-2011, 10:50 PM

I started them in the heated prop then once I saw a bit of green they were put on the window sill were they stayed until mid April when they went into the unheated greenhouse.

**Florence Fennel** · 25-05-2011, 06:38 AM

Well now they've had a bit of wind rock since the panels blew in, so that might encourage a bit of growth!

**chris** · 06-07-2011, 06:30 PM

*bump*

Tum te tum... still now flowers on mine!

How are all yours doing?

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