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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: thegridgardener on March 28, 2009, 18:45:56

Title: Which aubergine varieties will you be growing?
Post by: thegridgardener on March 28, 2009, 18:45:56
Which abergine varieties with be growing?
Which colour aubergine will you be growing?
Title: Re: Which aubergine varieties will you be growing?
Post by: Flighty on March 28, 2009, 18:48:29
None! What about you TGG?
Title: Re: Which aubergine varieties will you be growing?
Post by: thegridgardener on March 28, 2009, 19:00:32
7 varieties but don't have my list handy I will edit this post with the answers later today
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Post by: lolabelle on March 28, 2009, 19:05:24
 ::) ::)
Title: Re: Which aubergine varieties will you be growing?
Post by: Barnowl on March 30, 2009, 16:02:32
Sown in root trainers in a heated propagator on 14th February

Ophelia F1 - small round early
Bonica, AGM - Standard early
Aubergine Thai Long Green  - small bush
Aubergine Calliope F1 - small bush
Aubergine Little Finger - small bush
Aubergine Fairy Tale F1 - small long purple/white
Aubergine Kermit F1 - small round green/white
Aubergine Diamond - (Ukrainian) - standard
Aubergine De Barbentane - stabdard
Aubergine Morro Rodondo - African Egg Plant

But the Little Finger was 2007 seed and didn't germinate and I've run out of seed.
Title: Re: Which aubergine varieties will you be growing?
Post by: saddad on March 31, 2009, 08:00:43
Several, Calliope, Black Beauty and Diamond that I remember...  :)
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Post by: Twoflower on March 31, 2009, 08:19:53
I am trying black beauty didn't' :-[t have much success last year
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Post by: saddad on March 31, 2009, 08:23:54
They are tricky... they need it warm... I love going to France in August and seeing them growing in the ground... I could almost consider moving...  ;D
Title: Re: Which aubergine varieties will you be growing?
Post by: Wheatyman on March 31, 2009, 09:43:56
Aubergine early long purple 2,  first time for me.  Never grown them before infact never tried them either so if they grow I'll have to find out what to do with them but they look good on the packet.

Wheatyman
Title: Re: Which aubergine varieties will you be growing?
Post by: Twoflower on March 31, 2009, 10:22:13
i tryed them first. nice in a stir fry or fried in sunflower oil with garlic and courgette, then add to pasta :)
Title: Re: Which aubergine varieties will you be growing?
Post by: Melbourne12 on March 31, 2009, 10:55:04
Black Enorma have always done well for us.  I find it difficult to detect any difference in taste between different varieties, I'm afraid, so it comes down to hardiness and yield.

We grow ours in cold frames, FWIW.
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Post by: Biscombe on March 31, 2009, 13:37:44
Barnowl, pick them Kermits early, this variety grew like a weed, I was harvesting them every other day!
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Post by: Barnowl on March 31, 2009, 14:58:29
Thanks for the warning. Started mine too late last year and they didn't really get going; problem also was that they are definitely heat lovers and we didn't get any heat! They have to go outside (space) so sowing this week with fingers crossed for a mellow spring.
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