Aubergine Black Beauty
Pack of 3 Garden Ready 6cm Peat PotsFREE delivery on orders over £60
Quick Facts:
- Supplied as: Pack of 3 Garden Ready 6cm Peat Pots
- Height: 60-70cm (24-28")
- Position: Full Sun to Partial Shade
- Product Code: 310011
FREE delivery on orders over £60
Quick Facts:
- Supplied as: Pack of 3 Garden Ready 6cm Peat Pots
- Height: 60-70cm (24-28")
- Position: Full Sun to Partial Shade
- Product Code: 310011
Aubergine Black Beauty is a good quality open pollinated variety which produces early, dark, glossy violet coloured fruits of medium size. Ideally grow in a greenhouse or conservatory, but can also be grown simply in patio pots in sheltered, sunny areas once the danger of frost has passed. Plants will need support, for best results feed once a week with tomato feed.
Free delivery on orders over £60! Terms and conditions apply **
For any order under £60 we charge £5.95 postage and package per delivery week selected on your order.
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We are the only online plug plants supplier to offer a choice of a specific dispatch week for your order. When placing your order, use the drop down box above to select your required dispatch week. You can also alter dispatch week in the shopping basket (multiple week deliveries could incur postage charges - see further information here - please click here).
All our plug plants are shipped in specially designed packaging to keep the root system in place and the foliage protected in transit.
We are unfortunately currently unable to ship plants to Northern Ireland or International customers.
| Product Code | 310011 |
|---|---|
| Supplied as | Pack of 3 Garden Ready 6cm Peat Pots |
| Habit | Upright/Bush |
| Suitable for Hanging Baskets? | No |
| Suitable for Patio Containers? | Yes |
| Scented? | No |
| Botanical name | Solanum melongena |
| Season | spring |
| Planting Position | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Eventual Height | 60-70cm (24-28") |
| Harvesting Period | August to October |
| Spacing | 45-50cm (18-20") |
| Harvest Amount | 4-6 Large fruit per plug |
Size guide - Pack of 5 Large Plug Plants
Pot Ready, Large, Healthy plants individually rooted in large plugs of compost. Ideal for planting into baskets, containers or small areas in the garden. Best results achieved if grown on for a short while in 9cm/10cm pots prior to planting out if planting straight into garden borders. Tender varieties will need protecting from frost. Compost volume around 4-5cm deep x 3-4cm square. Foliage height 5cm-12cm (depending on variety). Full growing instructions are provided.
General Growing Advice
Using a good quality multi-purpose compost, pot up your plugs into 10cm pots. Once your plug plants have been potted on and labelled, water them in well and grow on for around 5-6 weeks. Water once the compost starts to dry out but remember.
If preferred you can pot on the plugs into hanging baskets, flower bags or pots. Add a slow release plant food like Miracle-Gro Slow Release All Purpose Plant Food to your compost which will give extra nutrients for strong and healthy plant growth.
Keep plants frost free until mid/late May and then harden off before being placed in their final positions when the risk of frost has passed in your area.
Water as necessary giving a liquid feed such as Neudorff Organic Plant Feed as instructed throughout the growing season.
***For packs of 40 plug plants gently remove the small plugs from the tray by pushing up from the bottom using a pencil.
Aubergine Specific Advice
Aubergines do well in containers, which permit them to be relocated to a cold frame or greenhouse during cooler weather. The pots can also be repositioned on a patio to take advantage of any suntraps. For season-long greenhouse crops, grow plants in the border, digging in fresh compost a few weeks before planting time, or in grow bags or containers.