Eggplant: Blacknite

Eggplant: Blacknite.
What: Seed (Yates ).
Where: 1 x 3L Juice container and 1 x 1L Yoghurt container.
When: 4 August 2009.

Sown in: Re-used Seed Raising Potting Mix.
Fertiliser: Thin layer of blood and bone 100mm below surface.

Advertised Germination: 10-14 Days.
Actual Germination: 12 Days.

Advertised Maturity: 14-16 Weeks.
Actual Maturity: 19 Weeks.

22 August 2009

I've been a bit slow on updating this as you can see below. It's going to get very crowded in there in a month or so but there is just so many other things that I want to plant this season....

19 September 2009

5 October 2009

First flower doing it's thing, fingers crossed!

18 October 2009

Plenty of folliage and plenty of flowers. Not an eggplant in sight though.......

10 November 2009

AT LAST SOME ACTION!!!

1 December 2009

After 19 weeks from 3 plants all I have to show for my efforts is these two small unattractive things.....

27 December 2009

All three plants have now been pulled.

Just as well I didn't leave these on any longer!