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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: LivvyW on September 08, 2008, 20:24

Title: Aubergines flowering now.is there time for fruit to develop?
Post by: LivvyW on September 08, 2008, 20:24

I have six, beautiful aubergine plants, started to flower last month but flowers go brown and die before setting fruit. I did get sexy with a paintbrush, but it doesn't seem to have worked. I have only one marble sized fruit on one plant. Any ideas?

The same flower drop happened to some of my toms, St Pierre in particular.

Should i keep feeding the aubergines?

Title: Aubergines flowering now.is there time for fruit to develop?
Post by: Big Jen on September 08, 2008, 20:41

This is mine!. Grand total of 2 potential fruits from 10 plants.
They have got this big before, them rotted and dropped off :?

(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh16/BigFatJen/f2645d36.jpg)

BJ

Title: Aubergines flowering now.is there time for fruit to develop?
Post by: LivvyW on September 08, 2008, 20:55

Someone please help us.  Why is this happening?

Title: Aubergines flowering now.is there time for fruit to develop?
Post by: Ice on September 08, 2008, 22:00

Aubergines, like tomatoes, get blossom end rot if you don't water regularly.  Also, the first ones tend to rot and the middle ones are much better, a bit like my courgettes.

ps  My dad was born in Kiltegan, Wicklow is a really beautiful county.

Title: Aubergines flowering now.is there time for fruit to develop?
Post by: LivvyW on September 09, 2008, 14:10

Thanks Ice, I'll hang on in for the newer flowers to develop. Have to say they have suffered from a bit of irregular watering.

I know Kiltegan, you are right, we are blessed living here. We're just a bit too much above sea level to be as prolific as i would like in the veg garden. We do well, all things considered.