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Are aubergines slow growing? Mine don't seem to be moving.
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Granny on the Game in Sheffield -
Flo last year mine only got as far as the pretty purple flower stage so this year I'm hoping for a harvest.Location....East Midlands. -
Mine were going well, then got eaten by my chickens.. They're recovering but slowly.
I think the good weather got them going, then the coolness of recent weather is slowing them down, afaik they like it hot hot!Comment
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I have 3 plants, 1 seems to have got a move on in the last week and gotten nice and busy whilst the other 2 only have about 6 leaves
First time growing them so its a bit of suck it and seeComment
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mine are slower than the tomatoes but faster than the chillies. does that help?
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FF don't know what the weather is like up your way but down here it as been overcast for over a week and quite a few things seemed to have slowed.
The earlier warm sunny weather lead me astray I fear, thought it was June.
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Thanks all, I think I might pot them on anyway and give them a bit of a feed to see if they speed up a bit. I've had them in the light and warm all the time and they're now in my little stayput. I just wish they'd get a bit of a move on. They seem to be actually slower than the chillies BK!Granny on the Game in SheffieldComment
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mine are slow. I'm glad I'm not alone hahahaComment
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Yes, mine are tediously slow, still basically seedlings. But they were in tiny pots and the roots were at the bottom so I potted them on yesterday. Never grown them before and I don't even like aubergines so if they are much trouble I won't bother again.Comment
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I've been thinking it's my compost (using B&Q's peat free)... but everything (in it) has been growing slow.. I initially thought it was the compost, as compared to last year everything was romping away now... but I guess it could all be down to the recent cool snap/overcast days.Comment
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Mine have slowed down since they went into bigger pots and are having to spend the nights outside in the greenhouse. But they're never the quickest things and it is only May, so I'm still confident. My first chilis are flowering though.Garden Grower
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Mine are slow too.
They are outside in my plastic thingy with the toms and peppers. Toms, romping away and peppers just begining to get a move on but the aubergines are having a rest!!!!!Gardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson, critic and poetComment
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mine are outside and are very slow but thats what they're like in it ?
They will sit and do b***** all (excuse my italian) and then produce one aubergine of reasonable quality really late on in the season ...luckily the courgettes and tomatoes will be around too so there will be ratatouille this year!!!!Comment
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That's all very reassuring for an aubergine virgin (if you'll pardon the expression)
Thanks very muchGranny on the Game in SheffieldComment
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