Over-wintering Aubergine plants?
 

Has anyone ever tried this?

I have a collection of Aubergine plants that have given me some
wonderful produce.

However, they weren't particularly quick to grow and though they
produced lots of flowers, not many germinated (I realise this requires
technique).

It seems a real shame to ditch them and do it all again next year. Is
it worth trying to bring a couple into a warm conservatory over winter
then try the same plants again next year?

Colin
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Over-wintering Aubergine plants?
 

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 17:56:44 +0100, Colin Malsingh
wrote:

Has anyone ever tried this?

I have a collection of Aubergine plants that have given me some
wonderful produce.

However, they weren't particularly quick to grow and though they
produced lots of flowers, not many germinated (I realise this requires
technique).

It's never required any technique for me (in the
northeastern USA). I just leave them alone and they
pollinate themselves, or are pollinated by bees, or whatever
they do to pollinate.


It seems a real shame to ditch them and do it all again next year. Is
it worth trying to bring a couple into a warm conservatory over winter
then try the same plants again next year?


I'd try it.

It might help if you told us approximately where you are.

I realize you're saying 'aubergine' instead of 'eggplant',
but I think that could be either the UK, Ireland, or
Australia, probably New Zealand too. It could be France,
for that matter.

Pat

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