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Flowerlady · Joined: 15 Jan 2006 Posts: 3336 Location: Herts

... while away we found some Aubs to die for ...

they were large and round ... size of a grapefruit ... pale amuve and white under the calyx

... and the taste of them fresh was sheer heaven Cool

... so far have only found seed from Fothergills that remotely fit their look ... anybody know of any other source?

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PennyB · Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 7:35 pm Post subject:

Hi Flo
These ones in the Organic Gardening Catalogue sound similar - says they're considered the best by gourmets too Very Happy

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Flowerlady · Joined: 15 Jan 2006 Posts: 3336 Location: Herts

wasn't Fothergills it might have been ...

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wardy · Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 8:28 pm Post subject:

coulda been Fothergils - Bonica. They;'re prolific even up north Very Happy

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Flowerlady · Joined: 15 Jan 2006 Posts: 3336 Location: Herts

PennyB wrote:

Hi Flo
These ones in the Organic Gardening Catalogue sound similar - says they're considered the best by gourmets too Very Happy

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Definately think I will give these a go next year. Daughter was in raptures when she ate them!!

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Flowerlady · Joined: 15 Jan 2006 Posts: 3336 Location: Herts

This was the best I could do this year - Diamond, the best got to 9 oz, not much flavour though!

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WOW!!!

wardy · Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 9:15 pm Post subject:

they look fab. Not much taste wise on their own but lots of veg aren't so they need help Very Happy

redimp · Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 9:26 pm Post subject:

Flowerlady wrote:

This was the best I could do this year - Diamond, the best got to 9 oz, not much flavour though!

Sounds ideal

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frenchchique · Joined: 22 Sep 2006 Posts: 3466 Location: Kent

OK.... When are you sowing them... ? I've got the propagator all ready Very Happy

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sunnysideup · Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 5:00 am Post subject:

wow flo, that's a wonderful plant, is four fruits normal? Shocked

Did you grow in the g'house or bring all of them outside?
sowing time advice here too please ... it's my first go at aubergines this year Very Happy

Got Franchi's Tonda Bianca Sfumata di Rosa (sounds a bit like yours flo?) and Slim Jim

Welsh Girls Allotment · Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:05 pm Post subject:

I am going to try aubergines, I fancy the look of de barbentane I think they are called from Real Seeds, theywill grow outside so should flourish OK - any tips on what they like and dislike as a rule ?

wardy · Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:07 pm Post subject:

I aint grown that one but I bet someone on here has. Dom probly

I grew Marketmore, or rather I didn't. They were a total flop

So on 16 th Jan last year I sowed Aubergine Bonica an F1 and I had lovely aubs. Booooootiful. Outdoors on the plot but surrounded by a home made frame made with four old window frames screwed together, no lid required tho Very Happy

frenchchique · Joined: 22 Sep 2006 Posts: 3466 Location: Kent

I'm growing de Brabentane again... Very Happy

Got to be started early Shocked

Like...nooooooooooooooooooow Laughing

They like plenty of humidity apparently, so bucket of water kept close by Very Happy

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wardy · Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 4:34 pm Post subject:

they need starting in your heated prop Dom so a pot of water inside that would be a boon Very Happy

frenchchique · Joined: 22 Sep 2006 Posts: 3466 Location: Kent

righto

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Plum · Joined: 04 Oct 2006 Posts: 696 Location: North Somerset

Starting mine off on damp kitchen roll in a box , in airing cupboard. That's what I did last year.

moonbells · Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 6:56 pm Post subject:

Never occurred to me to sow aubs this early, but why not? I shall hunt out my seed packets at the weekend and see if I can find the missing packet of orange ones which never did turn up Sad

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wardy · Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 7:02 pm Post subject:

I checked back to see what date I sowed mine cos they did so well I wanted to repeat how I did it. Glad I kept a sowing diary Very Happy

Delilah · Site drunken fairy Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Posts: 3919

Mine were beautiful last year and i got 2 beautiful purple flowers.................then they died Crying or Very sad

............................am not gonna keep em in the greenhosue this year and see how that goes Cool

They need to be sown early like peppers coz they have such a long growing season Very Happy

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Plum · Joined: 04 Oct 2006 Posts: 696 Location: North Somerset

That's good cause I started my peppers also.

wardy · Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 9:48 pm Post subject:

I intended to but haven't actually sown owt yet. Need to find me gear. Could be anywhere in the pig sty that is our outhouse Rolling Eyes

redimp · Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 9:54 pm Post subject:

wardy wrote:

Need to find me gear.

Ask Andy, he has a nose for such things Laughing

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wardy · Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 3:38 pm Post subject:

Today I ave been mostly sowing aubergines Very Happy

Ta Flo

baggy · Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 1304 Location: Kent

More info please. Type ? Propergater ?

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