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Aubergine Information
Aubergine
Solanum melongena
Most commonly seen as a large purple pear shaped fruit, with a smooth but spongy feel to the skin. Small green varieties are used I Thai cooking, especially in Green Curry. Older varieties required soaking in salted water before cooking to remove any bitterness.
Moon Planting Type: Fruit
Soil Type: Sand
Aspect: South-facing
Light: Full Sun
Hardiness: Not Hardy
Moisture: Well-drained
pH: Neutral (6.6 - 7.3)
Height:
Spread:
Aubergine Growing Notes
Sowing
Sow and plant in a similar manner to Tomatoes. Ideal environment is in a greenhouse. Plant out in larger pots or 50cm apart in beds.
Pruning & Thining
Supports may be required. Pinch out the tips like Tomatoes.
Harvesting
Harvest when the fruits change colour, and swell to a reasonable size.
Aubergine Varieties
- List 1
- List 2
An outstanding early and productive variety with good-sized fruits. Pick when fruits are a uniform deep purple....more£2.25
An excellent quality variety producing sturdy plants and an abundant, early-maturing crop of large, tasty, purple-black, pear-shaped fruit. Height: 120cm (4) approximately...more£1.55
F1 hybrid vigour produces fruit earlier and in greater quantities than ordinary types. Good-sized fruits can be picked when they are a uniform deep purple....more£7.95
F1 hybrid vigour produces fruit earlier and in greater quantities than ordinary types. Good-sized fruits can be picked when they are a uniform deep purple....more£7.95
Aubergines have been grown in China since around 500 BC!Our mixture offers an array of shapes and colours all of which are so useful in a wide range of dishes. Contents include white purple and green...more£1.99
Try this exotic looking vegetable. An outstanding early variety producing crops of large deep purple fruits. Aubergines need a sheltered sunny position. These superb quality fruits are both ornam...more£1.99
Produces a good crop of large glossy oval fruit up to 6in/15cm long. Each plant will need support and to ensure a bumper crop feed every 10-14 days with a liquid tomato fertiliser. Harvest from mid Ju...more£3.95
Produces a good crop of large glossy oval fruit up to 6in/15cm long. Each plant will need support and to ensure a bumper crop feed every 10-14 days with a liquid tomato fertiliser. Harvest from mid Ju...more£5.95
