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

Av 10 seeds   Key  AV = Average quantity of seeds in packet, click link to add to basket.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Aubergine Thai Yellow Egg 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. Ideal for baby veg £1.45 Av 30 seeds

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

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Aubergine Thai Long Green 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 Av 50 seeds

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

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Aubergine Fairy Tale F1      Eggplant - RHS Award of Garden Merit Attractive F1 variety, 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 Av 20 seeds

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Aubergine Kermit F1 Eggplant Green and white Thai specialty. Compact, well-branched F1 variety 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. Ideal for baby veg £2.50 Av 25 seeds

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Aubergine Ping Tung 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 Av 50 seeds

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

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Aubergine Rosa Bianca   NEW   Organic Sourced 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 Av 50 seeds

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Aubergine Farmers Long F1 Eggplant F1 variety. 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 Av 40 seeds

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Aubergine Lavender Touch F1 Eggplant F1 variety. 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 Av 25 seeds

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Aubergine Snowy Eggplant Medium white 18cm fruits with creamy white flesh and firm white skin. Early maturing variety very ornamental and tasty can be grown for baby veg. 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 Av 20 seeds

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

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Aubergine Black Beauty 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 Av 200 Seeds

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

 

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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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