[mickjoe84]

I HAVE ONLY HAD MY ALLOTMENT AT KIDBROOKE FOR ONE YEAR AND HAD SOME DISASTERS BUT ALSO SOME SUCESSES IVE JUST BUILT A GREENHOUSE OUT OF CLEAR CORRUGATED PLASTIC AND WAS THINKINK ABOUT GROWING AUBERGINES ANYONE GOT ANY GOOD TIPS?

[666]

I would love to know more about growing aubergines.  My main concern is I don't have much room and from what I have read you only get a few fruits per plant.

[nobby]

think you grow them like toms  :?

[Oliveview]

I grew aubergines last year, had a good crop off the plants  The plants grew to about 2 foot high and bushed out like a tom plant.  They were so easy to grow- no bother at all.  We have very sandy soil.
Pamela (in Spain)

[Cazzy]

I've sown some aubergine seed but don't know much about growing them so i'll be keeping my eye on this thread.  

The only thing I remember reading about them was that they needed a higher temp than peppers etc for germination, sorry thats a bit vague but the info I have on them is down in the greenhouse.

[Alex 98]

Ours got the bight last year but I've had success in previous years. Best in a greenhouse Never grown them from seed though, always bought plants Treat them just like toms
Alex 98

[purplebean]

I've sown some aubergine seed but don't know much about growing them so i'll be keeping my eye on this thread.  

The only thing I remember reading about them was that they needed a higher temp than peppers etc for germination, sorry thats a bit vague but the info I have on them is down in the greenhouse.

Not sure about that, I have aubergines and peppers in a heated propagator and all of the aubergines came through first, some of the peppers were only two days behind and others haven't shown yet

[fivespud364]

treat them pretty much the same way as tomato plants plant in rich well manured soil or a good growbag and feed regularly with tomato feed or liquid comfrey much the same way as you would tomatos about every 10-12 days once the fruits are set. i have grown them successfully on a patio in Buckinghamshire  but further north they will need to be in a greenhouse.

The growing plants will need watering regularly and its advised to take the tip out once they are approx 18" high to make them bush out and they may need staking if their are several flowers on one stem its advised to remove all but the largest after they have set. If it is one of the large fruiting varieties its recommended to only allow 4 fruits per plant and once these have set remove all side shoots

[compostqueen]

i grow them with various success. Had good results with Bonica and Diamond but out of the two the Bonica was best. These were grown out on the plot in a lidless glass box made of four old window frames. They grow fairly large so I took the lid off.   They weren't prolific but the fruits were lovely.  This year I'm doing a bigger selection but again out on the plot.  The ones in my greenhouse did * all  :?   Lovely plants but not one fruit