Cranfield Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 Has anyone successfully grown aubergines outdoors in the UK ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petethegeek Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 Outdoors in the open air, no. Outdoors in the greenhouse, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted April 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 Outdoors in the open air, no. Outdoors in the greenhouse, yes. Thanks, thats what I was afraid of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 (edited) I bought a part grown plant from homebase a couple of years ago and tried to grow it outdoors... I failed miserably ZB Edited to say that the plant's passing did leave me with quite a nice pot though Edited April 24, 2008 by Zapp Brannigan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandersj89 Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 Yes..... That is variety black beauty. Secret is to start them early under glass, too late now to be honest for this year, then feed with a high potash based compound, keep under glass until june and the out they go. Assist fertilisation with a soft pain brush. Last year I had a complete glut.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagleye Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 tried a couple of years ago 4 plants 2 varities 2 outdoor 2 in greenhouse results were outdoors only 3 fruits and small indoors loads and big Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 Crivens! that thing is bigger than the Green Giant's piles! I like them sliced, tempura battered and deep fried (aubergines that is, not piles) ZB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagleye Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 (edited) black beauty also had good results with this variety Edited April 24, 2008 by eagleye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr W Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 I bought one of those Homebase kits and grew 3 or 4 in my back garden. Bit warmer in London so perhaps grew in the garden ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted April 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 We eat a lot of aubergines , courgettes and butternut squash and this year I intended to grow my own. The squash and courgettes will be no problem, but I don't think the aubergines are a goer. I do not have a greenhouse/coldframe and I grow my vegetables in homemade raised vegetable plots. We are quite exposed here and I cannot guarantee the sheltered and warm location that aubergines seem to need. Perhaps a small greenhouse will have to be purchased for next year. sanders j89, that is impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petethegeek Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 Further interrogation of the head gardeneress reveals that the lack of success outside here was not assisted by the fact that no aubergines were actually put out of the greenhouse, as nowhere else was deemed warm enough. Assist fertilisation with a soft pain brush. Would these be available at our local S & M store? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markl813 Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 carnt you grow the aubergines in one of those cheap little plastic houses should be ok for a couple of plants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted April 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 carnt you grow the aubergines in one of those cheap little plastic houses should be ok for a couple of plants I suspect you could, if the cheap little plastic plant house could be placed in a very sheltered spot and successfully anchored. Having had a couple of cheap little plastic plant houses fly off into the meadow next door , at the first sign of a stiff breeze, I don't want to own any more of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markl813 Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 good point it was just an idea. is there no way off anchoring such a shelter. i have to struggle with a 100 foot greenhouse igrow aubergines but im not to keen on them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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