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Title: How to tell when Aubergine are ready?
Post by: mrb16le on July 21, 2005, 19:50:35

Any tips for how to tell when aubergines are ready?

Title: Re: How to tell when Aubergine are ready?
Post by: tim on July 21, 2005, 20:23:53

When they are the 'right size' for the variety - and shiney.

You mean you have some nearly ready?? Ours are only just flowering!

Title: Re: How to tell when Aubergine are ready?
Post by: mrb16le on July 21, 2005, 20:46:56

well baring in mind i have about 55 plants now, yeah...one is huge.....i have others on the way....millions of chillies, tomatoes coming out my ears...peppers and ive been eating cucumbers since june :D

Life is good :P

Title: Re: How to tell when Aubergine are ready?
Post by: Jill on July 21, 2005, 22:08:21

Phew. Tim, glad you said that. I've two aub plants, only one of which is just showing flower buds. There's hope yet. ;)

Title: Re: How to tell when Aubergine are ready?
Post by: Yuet_Lee on July 21, 2005, 22:34:33

minesthe same only have a couple of little flowers buds showing. Wow you already eating cucumbers since June :o :o Mines only tiny little fruit hanging on the plants don't know when can i pick them :'( :'(
Did you grew them in the heat greenhouse ???
yuet

Title: Re: How to tell when Aubergine are ready?
Post by: Amazin on July 22, 2005, 00:44:49

Of my three aubs, one has four small to medium fruit on it while the other two are just coming into flower.

Title: Re: How to tell when Aubergine are ready?
Post by: tim on July 22, 2005, 06:31:59

Yuet - we too have been cutting cus since 2 June. They were propagated on a hotpad but then grown cold.

Title: Re: How to tell when Aubergine are ready?
Post by: Derekthefox on July 22, 2005, 08:14:15

I have 4 aubs, only flowering

Title: Re: How to tell when Aubergine are ready?
Post by: Charlotte Sometimes on July 22, 2005, 11:47:18

I have already harvested 2 aubergines so far. The only thing I'm not sure about is when to harvest my "Thai" aubergines, which are long and green and thin - not sure how big they are supposed to get. If anyone knows, please do tell!

Title: Re: How to tell when Aubergine are ready?
Post by: tim on July 22, 2005, 12:37:26

The only thing I can say is - don't go for 'big'. Try one before the seeds set.

Title: Re: How to tell when Aubergine are ready?
Post by: moonbells on July 22, 2005, 15:15:58

I'm still waiting for mine to go shiny. They're still resolutely matte...

Admittedly they are probably delayed by the spider mite problem, but all the same I've got half a dozen of them all getting imperceptibly bigger.

(http://www.moonrose.demon.co.uk/gallery/Flowers/aubergine1.jpg)

is the plant and

(http://www.moonrose.demon.co.uk/gallery/Flowers/aubergine5.jpg)
a close-up of my fruits. They're about 5" long. Hopefully they'll ripen in tandem with the tomatoes so I can make a large batch of ratatouille!

moonbells

Title: Re: How to tell when Aubergine are ready?
Post by: tim on July 22, 2005, 16:22:24

Without knowing the type, I can't say more. You may have one that proves me wrong. I can only quote the norm. But they look great!

Title: Re: How to tell when Aubergine are ready?
Post by: moonbells on July 22, 2005, 22:41:19

Quote from: tim on July 22, 2005, 16:22:24
Without knowing the type, I can't say more. You may have one that proves me wrong. I can only quote the norm. But they look great!

;D forgot to say they are Moneymaker...

moonbells

Title: Re: How to tell when Aubergine are ready?
Post by: green on July 23, 2005, 21:27:16

I've got a fine white powdery substance all over my aub plant. is this possibly why my flowers fall off and dont seem to set.

what is this white powder???

is it mildew.

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