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feet of clay
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Aubergines
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July 06, 2004, 20:25:00 »
My aubergines haven't got flowers yet. Not grown them before so don't know what to expect. They are in the greenhouse. Got toms, peppers, chillies and a few herbs in there too.
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Mrs Ava
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Re:Aubergines
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July 06, 2004, 22:43:13 »
Don't worry FoC, mine only just have buds coming and seem way behind others, but tis still only the start of July, I am confident :-\ that they will catch up and I will be eating Mousakka (sp??) in October dreaming of Greek beaches! ;D
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Doris_Pinks
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July 06, 2004, 23:23:50 »
hehem, errrrr, gonna pick my first very small aubergine tomorrow! ;D
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Mrs Ava
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Re:Aubergines
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July 06, 2004, 23:31:04 »
Bugger! If it isn't 18 foot tall sunflowers, it is aubergines in July!
Ahem....erm...when did you sow them there seeds DP? ;D
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tim
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July 07, 2004, 06:25:13 »
FoC - as said, don't worry. I was a full month late sowing this year, & no flowers are open yet. So no fruit till September, which shortens the season. They take about 5 months from seed to fruit. Hence the need, ideally, to sow EARLY in heat. These are the long, thin 'Asian' type which I prefer. Comme ca -
But. as a precaution, I bought in some plants from Simpson's, which were probably sown in February, & are going well -
A nice aubie site is -
http://www.vidaverde.co.uk/aubergines.html
=
Tim
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Granny_Smith
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Re:Aubergines
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July 07, 2004, 07:31:59 »
No flowers on mine yet. During the day they look fine and happy, but first thing in the morning they have their 'hands' up over their heads - must be too cold in the greenhouse at night.
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feet of clay
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Re:Aubergines
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July 07, 2004, 19:21:34 »
Thanks everbody. I sowed the seeds in March (Lidl 29p) - they are the purple variety.
My courgettes are producing frantically!
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Doris_Pinks
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July 08, 2004, 08:59:29 »
EJ, I didn't sow any seeds!!! It s the one thing I actually buy as a small plant, which I then pot on. Think they went into the grow bags in April, after they had reached about 5 inches tall. So I cheated a bit! ;D
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Mrs Ava
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July 08, 2004, 12:39:19 »
I think I might go down that route next year DP & Tim with bought in plants as I really only need a couple of plants as it is only me in the whole wide family that likes them!
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Doris_Pinks
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July 08, 2004, 12:47:12 »
Thats exactly the reason I do it EJ.........aubergines to my kids =Poison! ;D (and courgettes too for that matter!!)
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Re:Aubergines
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July 10, 2004, 18:59:47 »
will pick my first standard purple one tomorrow- variety `Bonica`-looks like a good one, still waiting on Macchiaw,Thai Green,and one with a long Italian name ;D
Stephan.
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tim
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July 10, 2004, 19:06:22 »
You know that Macchiaw are discontinued?? = Tim
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cleo
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Re:Aubergines
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July 10, 2004, 19:13:42 »
No I didn`t Tim- was old seed- any reason you know of?
Stephan
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tim
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July 10, 2004, 19:48:48 »
Don't know. At least, Simpson's have stopped. Managed to get some left-over seed this year. Shame, because the shape of M is perfect. Never squidgy & just the right size for pickles. You can still find it in mixed packets of 'Asian type' fruit.
If anyone has enough aubies, I do strongly recommend
Mamta's Auby Pickle
. It really IS the mostest. Just finishing our last jar of '03 tonight. = Tim
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July 16, 2004, 10:55:17 »
I'm rather pleased with Orient Express.
Nice shape. Not pappy. = Tim
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Belinda
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Re:Aubergines
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July 16, 2004, 16:10:28 »
Slightly off-topic question for Tim - what camera do you use? I assume it's digital of course. Your pics are always very impressive and I'm contemplating buying a new camera, hoping to get some shots of the lottie and maybe wildlife too if possible. B
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tim
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July 16, 2004, 18:43:44 »
You're very kind, B - I kick myself constantly for getting things out of focus so often. With the old SLR, you got what you saw. With digitals, the display is V difficult to see in sunlight.
Lots of other folk will tell you what they have but, for what it's worth, I use a Canon PowerShot A70 3.2 mega pix. But daughter's A40 - with only 2. something mp - actually seems better!!
The choice is mind boggling, but
my
requirements are:
1. Good feel - ie bumpy grip.
2. Ability to take wide angle lens - which I use 75% of the time.
3. Readability.
But for you -
4. For wildlife - a good optical zoom.
5. Go and HOLD it. And speak to a chap - or chapess.
I am not discerning, having been brought up in the days of 'Box Brownie' - & printing my own things in a sunlight frame at school - and, in the late '40s, doing my own colour printing.
The best of British luck!! = Tim
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feet of clay
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Re:Aubergines
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July 18, 2004, 15:47:19 »
My aubergines have been reading these posts and therfore shamed into performing! I now have very pretty flowers. Where do you all buy your baby veg plants from?
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tim
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Re:Aubergines
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July 18, 2004, 17:11:13 »
Who, me??
All?? About 25% I suppose.. Life is so uncertain (like the cold frame lid flattened a tray of lettuce!) that I buy in backups of some plants. And it does give me a bit more spread in harvest times than I normally achieve on my own.
I get tom, aub & pepper plants from Simpsons
Brassica , leeks & cucumbers from Marshalls or Dobies.
Potatoes (don't produce my own!) from the Organic Catalogue.
I tried a couple of things from Victoriana this year, but had a bit of trouble. = Tim
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tim
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Re:Aubergines
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Reply #19 on:
July 19, 2004, 06:29:04 »
And foc - lovely flowers, yes - but mind the prickles!! = Tim
PS - This is why I like
small
aubs:
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