Aubergine Patio Baby | 5 Large Plug Plants
FREE delivery on orders over £50
Quick Facts:
- Supplied as: 5 Large Plug Plants
- Position: Full Sun
- Suitable for Hanging Baskets? No
- Suitable for Patio Containers? No
FREE delivery on orders over £50
Quick Facts:
- Supplied as: 5 Large Plug Plants
- Position: Full Sun
- Suitable for Hanging Baskets? No
- Suitable for Patio Containers? No
Full of deep purple aubergine fruit measuring approximately 8cm, growing your own is easy with this early-ripening aubergine variety. Perfect for pots, containers and smaller sized gardens.
Best covered in netting to avoid being eaten by wildlife and planted in compost rich soil.
Free delivery on orders over £50! Terms and conditions apply **
For any order under £50 we charge £4.95 postage and package per delivery week selected on your order.
Smaller orders are dispatched via Royal Mail 1st Class, larger orders via Parcelforce 24.
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 weeks in the shopping basket.
All our plug plants are shipped in specially designed packaging to keep the root system in place and the foliage protected in transit.
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We are unfortunately currently unable to ship plants to Northern Ireland or International customers.
| Product Code | 310109 |
|---|---|
| Brand | Brookside Nursery |
| Country of Origin | GB |
| Supplied as | 5 Large Plug Plants |
| Habit | Upright/Bush |
| Suitable for Hanging Baskets? | No |
| Suitable for Patio Containers? | No |
| Scented? | No |
| RHS Plants for Pollinators | No |
| Botanical name | Solanum melongena |
| Planting Position | Full Sun |
| Eventual Height | 41-51cm (16-20 ") |
| RHS Award of Garden Merit | No |
| Harvesting Period | August to October |
| Harvest Amount | 15-20 fruit plants |
| Hardy Perennial | No |
| Attractive to bees & butterflies | No |
| FSC Certified? | No |
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.