Flowers
Aubergine 'Pinstripe' -
Solanum melongena
Beautifully striped purple and white fruits, long-cropping window and a heavy yield. Winter sowing with heat can get plants cropping from May!
- Plant type
- Hardy Annual
- Position
- Full sun
- Height
- 60cm
- Spread
- 45cm
Growing calendar
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Sow indoors
Harvest
Sowing & growing
Sow in pots of moist compost and lightly cover with vermiculite or seived compost. Keep 20-25°C for germination. Then 15°C for growing on once transplanted. Can be transplanted outside in warmer weather in summer. Best suited to greenhouse production.
Aftercare
Hungry plants that benefit from rich soil or regular feeding. Keep well-watered. After fruit sets use high Potassium fertiliser.
Gallery
Ref. SEA041