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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: fletch on April 14, 2010, 19:24

Title: Too late for aubergines and peppers?
Post by: fletch on April 14, 2010, 19:24

I bought a gardening magazine today that came with some free seeds. There's tomato (don't need them), aubergine and sweet peppers.

Is it too late to start the aubergines and peppers off now indoors on a windowsill? I have a greenhouse for them after that.
It was February's edition but I didn't notice that until I bought it  :lol:.

Title: Re: Too late for aubergines and peppers?
Post by: DavidT on April 14, 2010, 19:28

Fletch, as they were free, what do you have to lose? :lol: :lol: :D

Title: Re: Too late for aubergines and peppers?
Post by: Ice on April 14, 2010, 19:34

It's not ridiculously late.  They'll be fine if we get some good weather. :)

Title: Re: Too late for aubergines and peppers?
Post by: fletch on April 14, 2010, 19:45

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Fletch, as they were free, what do you have to lose?

Space!!! I just didn't want to waste loads of windowsill space I don't really have if they weren't going to come to anything.

I might do a bit of jiggery pokery and see if I can squeeze them in.

Title: Re: Too late for aubergines and peppers?
Post by: DavidT on April 14, 2010, 19:47

They may fruit later, but you should still gei a crop. :D

Title: Re: Too late for aubergines and peppers?
Post by: tam on April 14, 2010, 23:10

Peppers can cope with smallish pots so you could put them out for the summer and if they don't get time to ripen bring them in for the winter to ripen. I've got one I planted out in the garden last year, dug up in the autumn and left on a window sill in a 6" pot all winter and it's just flowering again now.

Title: Re: Too late for aubergines and peppers?
Post by: SarahB on April 15, 2010, 09:45

I only planted mine on Tuesday.  :)  On the packets it says "January to April" on the aubergine and "February to April" on the peppers, so I reckon it should be alright.