Is it too late, just cleared another growing patch?

[Buckeye Girl]

I have recently cleared a new patch on my allotment and would like to plant something on it.   I have 2 aubergine plants growing in separate pots and would like to know if its worth transplanting.   Both plants are about two feet high and are only now showing a few flowers.   Is it likely that they will ever produce anything edible?  I realise it is probably too late in the season.  I had hoped that if I did transfer I could cover them with a small plastic, tent like covering to offer them more heat.   Any thoughts?  If not aubergine, can anyone suggest something else that would good to put in.  I do have some green manure but was hoping to turn this area into something more productive.   

[Buckeye Girl]

[Tee Gee]

I don't think the aubergine would perform very well outdors even in a plastic tent!

I think I would plant a few salad crops e.g mixed salad leaves,lettuce,radish etc then in October plant Japanese onions & garlic!

Its up to you really, lets see what the others have to say!

[shirlton]

Well I had trouble getting the aubergine to mature in the GH so would be doubtful wether or not they would do any good outside. Tee Gee is right when he advises you to plant quick maturing stuff. Next things we will plant will be onions and garlic

[gtgardener]

am in the same position as buckeye girl will be interested in all replies. am /was a landscaper by profession so all this is new. any help gratefully recieved. this is one part of horticulture i have neglected over the years. many thanks.

[Allotment-junkie]

you still have time to get some spring cabbage in and also get some Lisbon spring onions in the ground to get an early crop next year

[caroline7758]

Don't want to be negative, but from my experience I would think that if your aubergines have only just got flowers they are unlikely to produce much this late in the year even inside (I've given up trying to grow them at all), so i would put your energy into the suggestions above! ;)

[Buckeye Girl]

Caroline, you are not thinking anything that I had not thought before.  This was my second attempt, I won't bother again.    Thanks everyone for the tips.  Keep them coming I will continue to check in .

[pigeonseed]

I think you'd get something from beetroot as well? Yes some quick-maturing stuff would be nice, as teegee said, so you can see the benefit of your work.

And I also agree about onion and garlic as well - they're pretty easy, especially garlic! And it looks very nice in spring, to see them sitting in neat little rows. Doing their thing, while you keep on digging and planting.

Then you've got all winter to clear more ground to plant up next year.

[nilly71]

Sow/plant everything, you have nothing to loose apart from a few seeds and it doesn't produce anything edible you can use it for making compost.

Neil

[aj]

I usually pop any spare peppers into cleared ground, you end up with a few peppers that would not have got as big in a pot in the greenhouse; but that's because I always have far too many to put them all in big pots in the first place.

We put about 10 in 2 weeks ago, and I'll be doing about another 10 tomorrow...