3 x Aubergine Pinstripe F1 Hybrid Plug Plants

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AN EARLY ORDER LISTING FOR PLUG PLANTS

Plants are available for dispatch from week 12 commencing the 19th March, 2018 onwards.

Orders placed will be charged Orders placed will be charged at the time of ordering and will be dispatched on your selected DISPATCH WEEK

Please Note multiple Plug Plants Orders must be shipped on the same Week Commencing date! or additional shipping charges will accrue.

Plug Plant Count: 3    

We are offering Three (3)  F1 Pinstripe Aubergine plug plants ready for potting on and growing on in frost free greenhouse or on sunny windowsill ready for planting out as soon as last frosts have passed

Aubergine Pinstripe F1 Hybrid the compact, spineless plants of Aubergine Pinstripe produce a heavy crop of baby 5cm (2in) fruits that mature to bitter free, oval, 10cm (4in) fruits of a beautiful cream streaked purple color.

Aubergine Pinstripe is ideal for growing in a container on the patio, vegetable garden, cultivation in Grow bags, greenhouse and in pots or containers or in the allotment.
 

Growing instructions
Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle into 7.5cm (3in) pots and grow on steadily in a slightly reduced temperature. Pot on finally into a larger container or 2 plants per grow bag, or outdoors in the open bed plant 70cm apart once plants have been acclimatized to conditions and after all risk of frost has passed. Plants are supported with vertical strings or canes, and also with horizontal ties or loops around the plants to keep them from sprawling if 2-3 stems are allowed to develop. How much pruning to do to avoid over cropping is a matter of some difference of opinion. While 2 or 3 stems can be taken, plants can be maintained on one stem with side shoots reduced beyond the flowers which form. The basic object is to aim for 6-9 fruits per plant, though this can be exceeded on longer term culture. Lower leaves are removed as they become yellow, otherwise they will trail and become diseased.

Aftercare Grow indoors, or outside in rich soil, in a sunny situation.
Once first flowers have set, feed and water regularly with a high potash tomato feed. Harvest regularly to promote further flowers and to extend the picking season.

Cropping Time 80 days

Suitable for the vegetable garden, allotments and containers.

 

When plug plants arrive transplant into individual 7.5cm (3") pots of compost and grow on at a minimum temperature of 15C (59F).

When plants are well grown, transplant into baskets and containers. If the plant is suited for growing outdoors when all risk of frost has passed gradually acclimatise them to outdoor conditions over 7 - 10 days before positioning baskets outdoors in a sheltered position in full sun once all frost risk has passed. 

Suitable for the vegetable garden, allotments and containers.
Be prepared to water well and supplement feed with high-potash feed during season. Regular feeding is recommended.