In late spring, my friend Kyri gave me an aubergine (eggplant) seedling from his greenhouse. I placed it under a cloche surrounded by other seedlings on the patio. On cold nights, I worried about it's ability to survive and even considered placing a hot water bottle by it's side. Anyway, it pulled through and gradually this handsome plant emerged. Anyone recognise it?
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Young 'aubergine' with green fruit |
By mid-summer, I was ready to give up on my aubergine plant. It was grown in a luxurious pot and fed copious amounts of potato fertiliser but the fruits were minute.....
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The smallest ripe 'aubergines' I've ever seen..... |
Finally a call came through - the 'aubergine' was actually a weed!
P.S. Kyri also gave me a pepper plant.
1 comment:
Hello there, I love gardening too. It called "Leunca" or "ranti" ( Solanum Nigrum L ) in indonesia , not aubergine eggplant. Happy gardening :-)
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