Vegetables Aubergine (Eggplant)

Aubergine
(Solanum melongena, S.torvum)
(Eggplant)
Sow January onwards, plant out end of April onwards after the last frost, harvest July onwards. Recommended to be grown under cover but if grown outdoors in warm areas plant out June and harvest mid August onwards. Sow 20-30°C in trays onto seed compost and lightly cover, soaking the seeds in warm water 24hrs prior to sowing aids germination. prick out into 9cm pots then transplant into large pots then into sheltered site in garden when all risk of frost has passed space 50-60cm between plants. Keep well watered and feed every week. Greenhouse:- grow in 20cm pots, greenhouse borders or growing bags. Outdoors in pots, growbags or direct into garden soil.

RHS Aubergine Trials. The following varieties we stock were trialled by the RHS:-
 Aubergine Ophelia, Thai Long Purple, Farmers Long, Moneymaker & Kermit
RHS Award of Garden Merit awarded to Aubergine Fairy Tale, Bonica & Falcon

 

 

 

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Aubergine Thai Yellow Egg Av 30 seeds Eggplant Thai Yellow Egg from Thailand, egg sized fruits harvested when they are a bright golden yellow, a unique variety for the speciality grower of Oriental Vegetables. Used in Thai dishes and as a garnish. £1.45 Add to basket

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Aubergine Thai Light Round Green Av 30 seeds Eggplant A delicious small fruited eggplant similar to Thai Green Pea except fruits are light green and striped. £1.45 Add to basket

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Aubergine Thai Long Green Av 50 seeds Eggplant Very mild and sweet, the 10-12" long, very slender fruit, are a beautiful light-lime green. One of the best tasting eggplants, superb flavour and very tender, good yields on 2-3 ft tall plants. This heirloom from Thailand is becoming more popular with gourmet chefs. £1.45 Add to basket

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Aubergine Thai Long Purple Av 40 seeds Eggplant Long, thin fruit are dark purple in colour. They are very mild, sweet and uniform. £1.45 Add to basket

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Aubergine Fairy Tale F1      20 seeds Eggplant - RHS Award of Garden Merit Attractive, 5-10cm, elongated sausage shaped fruits, purple and white-striped borne abundantly on dwarf compact 45-60cm plants, ideal for growing in containers, grow bags and pots on the patio. Wonderful flavour with no bitterness and very few seeds. Some fruits may be harvested in clusters. Maturing in approx 65 days. £2.50 Add to basket

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Aubergine Kermit F1       NEW 25 seeds Eggplant Green and white Thai specialty. Compact, well-branched plant with a prolific set of small, round fruits, avg 5cm across. White blossom end with a deep green, striped shoulder and green calyx. Maturing in approx 60 days. £2.50 Add to basket

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Aubergine Ping Tung Av 50 seeds Eggplant An excellent eggplant from Ping Tung, Taiwan. Fruits are purple and up to 45cm long and 5cm in diameter. A sweet and tender variety, superbly delicious! One of the best Chinese eggplants on the market. £1.45 Add to basket

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Aubergine F1 Baby Belle Av 25 seeds Eggplant A dwarf compact plant ideal for containers and patio planting. The plants are approx 30cm high and bear lots of jet black spine free fruits. £2.70 Add to basket

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Aubergine Rosa Bianca   NEW   Organic Sourced 50 seeds Eggplant Rosa Bianca has attractive globe shaped fruits with a delicate flavour, creamier than most, purple coloured with white stripes towards the calyx, traditional Italian style fruits approx 12cm. Recommended variety by River Cottage Handbook Veg Patch. £2.70 Add to basket

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Aubergine Farmers Long F1 40 seeds Eggplant A vigorous plant producing long slender purple-veined fruit. Early prolific producer of top quality fruits measuring approx 30cm long x 3cm in diameter. White tender flesh with excellent flavour. Tolerant of bacterial wilt. £2.20 Add to basket

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Aubergine Lavender Touch F1 25 seeds Eggplant White teardrop shaped fruit with a lavender blush grows to a uniform size on compact plants. The ornamental plants have lavender blooms and a gourmet taste and are great for grilling £2.50 Add to basket

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Aubergine Snowy Av 20 seeds Eggplant Medium white 18cm fruits with creamy white flesh and firm white skin. Early maturing variety very ornamental and tasty. Suitable for indoors or outdoors, sow Feb to March at 18-21 deg C grow on and harden off before planting out after last frosts. £2.45 Add to basket

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Aubergine F1 Moneymaker Av 40 Seeds Eggplant An early outstanding variety with large dark purple oval fruits, very productive and excellent flavour. Recommended variety by River Cottage Handbook Veg Patch. £1.75 Add to basket

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Aubergine Black Beauty Av 200 Seeds Eggplant Early maturing, high yields of round to oval deep purple fruits, borne well clear of the ground. Recommended variety by River Cottage Handbook Veg Patch. £1.45 Add to basket

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Aubergine Zebra F1 25 seeds Eggplant Zebra attractively shaped, with stunning purple and white stripes, Italian style fruits approx 15 to 20cm. Maturing in approx 70 days. £2.70 Add to basket

 

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The cultural information should be used as a guide only, I have found a number of different sowing techniques for the same seed from different sources there does not seem to be a standard. With this in mind you should use this website as a guide only, you probably already have a tried and tested way of sowing different seeds. As a rule of thumb the larger the seed size the more cover it requires, and fine seed like Lobelia Begonia etc requires no cover.
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