When should I sow my aubergines (indoors)? Last year I think I sowed them in March (must keep better records). Got hardly any crop off them. Would starting them earlier help? If so - how early can I go?
We sow early Feb for planting in a cold house. They need the longest you can give them! Last year, 33 fruit per plant. = Tim
RIght - I'll sow them this weekend.
Is it not worth putting them in my propagator to start? (I take the pots out when the majority of seeds have germinated)
I always use the propagator - 70F or so?? = Tim
Oh right thanks. I think I misread/confused myself from your earlier post. :-\ (I got three marble sized fruits last year in total off four plants! They were delicious, but...!)
I sowed my "Red Egg" aubergines in late december as it said on the packet! i thought it was a little early but nethertheless i have done it, so i will have to wait and see, i also did my chillies, as i was quite dissapointed at how slow they were to ripen, they need a long growing period and need heat when the pods are forming.
all the best
jemma
p.s. what variety are they?
thanks Jemma. Now I'm beginning to think I'm being late rather than early! Mine are mini ones (although they are supposed to be bigger than the marbles I got last year from the same packet!) - I think they are called Bambino.
i have those too!
i haven't sown them yet though! i might have to sow them soon though? it does say january on my packet? i am the only one who likes aubergines in my house so i am going to enjoy my crop if i get one!
Folk often don't say whether things are to be grown in or out/warm or cold. It makes a HUGE difference. Seed packets that say sow January are surely geared to heated greenhouses??
We sowed 24 March - put 8 plants in a cold frame & got 113 fruit. And that's 650' up in the Cotswolds. So don't panic!! = Tim
aqui - we tried those bambinos and they cropped heavily (but as they lived at my folks, my mother couldn't always be bothered to go outside and harvest them!)
I have just this minute sowed a small tray of aubergines. These are Black Enorma from T&M.
Sowed in a half size tray with plastic lid. Placed in a warm spot until germination. They will then be moved to a heated greenhouse and finally moved to an unheated house where they will stay until autumn.
Jerry