Aubergine help please

Hi, I have an aubergine plant growing in a pot in my green house, it has several flowers forming, the first one opened last week, flowered for a couple of days then went brown and fell off, now there are several flowers beginning to open. Could anyone advice me what I should do to help the fruit form?

Thank you

 

Try misting the flowers & make sure its fed regular

 

Thanks, I'll try that.

 

No worries, had another thought & found this thread (some of our members playing away in it )

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/grapevine/vegging-out/pollinating-aubergines-jiggle-them_35306.html

I read somewhere that tomatoes growing in doors wont release pollen so an electric toothbrush was held against the stem to mimic the vibration of a bee. dont know if that'll work with an aubergine.

 

That has been really helpful, thank you.

 

Hello Alpine. Aubergines are notoriously difficult so don't feel a failure if they don't do it for you.
I tried for years and last year was my first success growing in the conservatory.
As Ziggy says, mist the plants over every day - that's said to help.
I think the real point is aubergines like it hot and really need a consistent overnight temp of 15 degrees to set fruit. That's my take anyway.
Good luck.

 

Thanks, I'll let you know if I am successful.

 

Thanks Alice, didn't know about the 15 degrees overnight, thats very usefull.