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Aubergines
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I'm growing an aubergine plant in my gh & it seems to be doing quite well. It has become very dense (leafy) , should I cut some off & if so how many ? Thanks KK |
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Aubergines
dido22 wrote:
I'm growing an aubergine plant in my gh & it seems to be doing quite well. It has become very dense (leafy) , should I cut some off & if so how many ? I've never trimmed leaves off mine, and we got quite a reasonable crop last year. I suppose it may depend on what you mean by very dense. But surely the more leaf it has, the more energy it will absorb to produce fruit? Last year I accidentally took the top off too early, and that seemed to increase fruiting significantly, but I've been told I have to be more careful this year. Noticed our first flower this weekend! |
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Aubergines
Thanks for that
Do you grow yours in a gh ? Will they work outdoors ? K wrote in message ... dido22 wrote: I'm growing an aubergine plant in my gh & it seems to be doing quite well. It has become very dense (leafy) , should I cut some off & if so how many ? I've never trimmed leaves off mine, and we got quite a reasonable crop last year. I suppose it may depend on what you mean by very dense. But surely the more leaf it has, the more energy it will absorb to produce fruit? Last year I accidentally took the top off too early, and that seemed to increase fruiting significantly, but I've been told I have to be more careful this year. Noticed our first flower this weekend! |
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Aubergines
dido22 wrote:
Do you grow yours in a gh ? Will they work outdoors ? I've only ever grown peppers and aubergines and most of my tomatoes in the greenhouse. I probably /could/ grow them outside given how hot my garden gets, especially on the south facing wall, but I find the greenhouse helps stop things drying out so much, even on the hot days. Incidentally - I've only ever had success from plants that have been bought as small plants, not from seed. Although this year after declaring all my seeds had prodcued only runts, I do have a handful of semi-decent sized plants now! |
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