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Thanks Tim, one last question, since it looks like I may need to hedge my bets, what other varieties did you grow, since this looks like a definite crop this year, albeit with only light protection ...

Please don't take me as 'the word', Derek - but, over the years:
Long Green Thai - Real Seed Co.
Snowy - ??!!
Mohican - plants & seeds from Dobies.
Orient Express - plants & seeds from Simpsons Seeds.
Macchiaw - the long purple one - no longer available.

Grew money maker in pots in garden, plenty of aubergines, even into Autumn. Started off indoors. The garden faces south. Also had some on the allotment in the soil with a glass surround ( old windows 4 on their sides to make a square area), nothing on top. Although they still did reasonably well, it was the ones outside at home that produced more of a better quality.I shall try growing some at the allotment without the glass surround as an experiment this year.

I would be interested in your recipe for stuffed aubergine- any chance of posting it in the recipe section please. My family got fed up with ratatouille.

Jenny - sorry - the first & last ones above.

LoL - who - me?

By the way - uses? Emma's WI chutney, of course!!

Humm- a lot said already.

I am on the Lincs/Cambs border-veg garden faces West. We get wind but also long sunny evenings .

Some years Aubies do better outdoors(protected as babies) than indoors-probably a humidity thing?

My three faves are now:

`Bonica` for the standard purple

`Rosa bianca sfumata di rosa`-they are now available from a number of catalouges with a similar name-big fleshy aubs ranging from ivory to pink flecked.

Thai Green-long thin green ones for Thai etc cuisine .

I have Grown Money Maker-and ,unlike their tomato namesake, they are OK-I just prefer Bonica.

Stephan

I have posted my hubbies recipe for stuffed aubergines in the "Recipes" thread.

I have managed to get tres hatives de barbentane from the organic shop at HDRA Ryton, so hopefully I am set for a massive crop this year (arent I set for a massive crop every year ...

Bonica here after failing with Moneymaker.  Mind you I don't blame the seeds  :)