Aubergine seed

[ann hunter]

This  has really tickled my fancy :o  Ive never tried to grow aubergine before so went hot foot out to buy some seeds to try .
Johnsons - Early Long Purple 2
It says Keep at approx 68 - 71 deg F
Seedlings appear  (very confident) 14 - 21 days.
So here goes. Think I will stick them in the airing cupboard. Windowsills have propagators stacked on top of each other!

[ann hunter]

[fbgrifter]

*feeling glum* my aub seeds germinated, but then reached so hard for the light they were almost horizontal, which then weakened the stem and they broke off!  back to the drawing board  :'(

[jennym]

Finally some of my aubergine seeds (thank you littlegem!)  have made it through, has taken about 10 days in a heated propagator. :)

[amphibian]

I've sown mine today, 5 varities.

Orissa
Bambino
Rosa Bianca
Listada de Gandia
Thai Long Green

I'll update when I have progress.

Listada de Gandia and Thai Long Green have both recorded 100% germination, after 7 days, no sign of any of the others yet.

[amphibian]

I've sown mine today, 5 varities.

Orissa
Bambino
Rosa Bianca
Listada de Gandia
Thai Long Green

I'll update when I have progress.

Listada de Gandia and Thai Long Green have both recorded 100% germination, after 7 days, no sign of any of the others yet.

Orissa and Bambino have now germinated, so only Rosa Bianca to go.

[Rosyred]

No sign of mine yet, my tomato plants I sowed at the same time are up so I'm looking hopeful this time.

[Mrs Ava]

Yippee, three are up.  Still loads not poking through. My chillis are finally all coming through also, slow slow quick quick slow!

[moonbells]

I'm now drowning under aubergine seedlings.  I pricked out 14 nice little seedlings and they are getting proper leaves now, and the moneymakers keep on germinating - got another nine to prick out when I've raided my pot store!

I shall be giving them away at this rate...

moonbells

[amphibian]

All of my varities are now up, I got 100% germination. (unlike my lettuce which won't germinate).

[Tora]

3 out of 5 germinated so far... The first one is getting leggy because of being in a propagator. Should I take it out? ???

[littlegem]

mine are doing great, money maker and black beauty, i'd say about 75% germination. they're now in the GH and will be ready to prick out at the weekend i reckon, i'm just not looking forward to actually growing them!! last year i tried with one plant from garden centre - eaten by slugs or something. then another - the same. then another - the same. then another - started fruiting then one day fruit was on floor (1" long) with hole in it!
hopefully now we've started from scratch in garden and took down existing vinehouse etc I can take better precautions on the pest front!! (i hope) ::)

[Curryandchips]

That is a sad tale littlegem, personally I found growing aubergines very exciting, rather exotic and 'mediterranean' ...  :) My long purple seed are germinating quite happily, but the tres hatives de barbentane are sadly non runners (two germinated from a whole packet), and they were not cheap. We win some, lose some, but the crops make up for the failures ...  :D

[plot51A]

My tres hatives germinated fine but I'm having real problems with Ping Tong Long - they don't seem to want to grow at all.

[Robert_Brenchley]

Mine are all doing fine on the kitchen windowsill (being glowered at by the wife, which must encourage them) but the chilis haven't done a thing so far.

[amphibian]

Mine are all doing fine on the kitchen windowsill (being glowered at by the wife, which must encourage them) but the chilis haven't done a thing so far.

Does she object to the produce, or just the plants?

[Robert_Brenchley]

Just the plants. Jublocks are a major item in everything she cooks.

[ann hunter]

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D

YIPPEE.  4 teeny weeny leaves have poked thro. Only took 5 days!  Hope the rest follow soon.

[plot51A]

Felt like a piccy!

These are Orient Express and Tres Hatives, with 3 Rosa Bianca on the right. Sown a month after the others. Also have some smaller ones still coming along, was experimenting with sowing times. (Thats my excuse anyway - really couldn't wait to get going.)

[Rosyred]

I think i must have a duff packet. For the third time nothing showing yet.

[Tora]

Periwinkle, your plants are impressive! Mine are still tiny!
Where do you keep them and when did you sow?