Tomato Growing 2024

You've started early @eatenbyweasels - I haven't even sown seed yet

 

When do people typicallly sow aubergine? Same time as toms or a bit earlier? It's been quite a while since I've grown some and am wanting to do a few this year

 

All the sensible people are holding off until it's proper Spring.

 

I might put a few seeds in in March, I dont have the heating and lighting necessary to grow them on this early.

 

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Good to see them growing so well! Do you grow them under growlights? They look quite sturdy!
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Last time I grew them about five years ago I got barely any from two plants. I think I'll try two this year and put them in pots in the greenhouse as the soil in them warms up a lot more than the beds in the greenhouse

 

I've never tried aubergine, I've never even eaten aubergine .
I might try a couple of plants this year they sound tricky, I like a challenge.

 

They're on a sunny windowsill during the day, then brought away from the window when I close the curtains at night. They have grow lights on them, too.

 

Fat Frog looking happy, but none of the other seeds direct sown came up. Will try again on paper.

Had some seeds from a cheese plant fruit and did them in the boiler cupboard, rapid germination! Heat seems key for many seeds. Not sure what ill do with it lol

 

I've had very mixed fortunes with aubergines over the years. I wouldn't bother with the bigger fruited ones again, but the minis did okay. Best results have been from the little round orange ones but unfortunately I didn't care for the taste.

EDIT. I caved and sowed a couple of Baby Belle F1 aubergines and a pinch of ground cherry seeds.

 

Like @pete I've never tried them nor grown them!

 

I have some (cheap) growlights and since having those I've started my Aubergines between mid Jan and mid Feb. Seems to work and get a decent amount of pickable fruit (depending on variety) from around early July. I started even earlier this year.
I've only grown once without the lights, and sowed them in mid march that year.
I did get fruit then too - but it was much later - early Sep I think.

 

Is there any varities of tomatoe worth growing outside in the UK? Im in NI so lots of rain (definitely blight country!) and where i am specifically is a little higher up and pretty windy. We a big old style conservatory that would roast you in the summer so considering that. What do yous grow them in when indoors? Pots or those grow bags?