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~ Seed for Very Early AUBERGINES ~

plant pictureBack in 2002 we started our aubergine trials. We asked many collectors around the world for their earliest & most reliable varieties to try out, and grew them together to compare them.

The 'best of the best' are offered here - these ultra-early aubergines give you a good chance of a decent crop in the variable UK summers. We've had really nice letters from people who haven't been able to grow aubergines until they tried these varieties.

Aubergines are a little slower growing than their near relatives the Tomatoes & Peppers.
The key point is to start them off with some heat and then either transplant out (after all danger of frost)
or grow on in a greenhouse/polytunnel (depending on your local climate).

Josie says "this one's my favourite" ...



When to sow aubergine seed? You must start it going really early, under cover, and keep the
seeds warm until they germinate - for example in a propagator or in your airing cupboard.





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Diamond
This excellent variety produces nice plump black fruit 3" x 6" long, with soft flesh & not a hint of bitterness.

From the Ukraine, it is well adapted to cooler/shorter summers, and is always productive for us, with a very good flavour when fried.

Dark Purple-black , traditional shape

Order AuDI - 30 seed £1.68



plant pictureThai Long Green
Now here's a different one for you! Long curved aubergines with a pretty pale green skin and creamy white flesh.

As well as being unusual and beautiful, it is also early and really tasty.

Popular both in Thailand and Louisiana in the USA, it grows well in Europe, too

Bound to attract lots of attention in the garden or allotment. We like the soft sweet flesh fried with peppers.

Long thin curved green fruit. Nice!

Order AuTL - 30 seed £1.48



De Barbentane plant picture
A great medium-sized cylindrical black aubergine from France, with firm white flesh. We have always found it quick to get going and the plants are very sturdy.

This variety was bred for outdoor growing (in France, mind you, so we in the UK are really better off growing it under a bit of cover) and it does not require the same high temperatures that glasshouse aubergines are used to.

Earliness, consistently high production and good flavour make this one of our favourites. If you only grow one, try this one!

Long black fruit, white flesh.

Order AuBN - 30 seed £1.74



Saving your own Aubergine Seed:

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Ben demonstrates: Here you can see the seed squidged out of a very ripe fruit - this is best done in a bowl of water -
then rinsed through a sieve, and tapped out onto a plate to dry.

Aubergines do cross quite a lot, so you need to grow only one variety - or isolate plants (or branches) with a net cage.

Seed-saving instructions are included with your seeds, so you can do this yourself.
And of course, seed-saving is only possible because these are all real, non-hybrid varieties.




Our Unique Guarantee:
We think these are the best seeds you can sow.
We will immediately refund or replace if you are in any way less than delighted with them, even including the flavour of the resulting crop!

Seeds are only supplied to members of our Seed Club. Membership costs 1p per annum. When we process your order, you will be charged for
a year's Seed Club Membership if yours is not up to date. For more details see our terms and conditions.

Gardeners Should Save their Own Seed:

Because none of these seeds are hybrids, you can save your own seed for future use: there's no need to buy new each year.
Saving your own is easy. You will get great seed, and great vegetables adapted to your local conditions.
Do have a go - read the seedsaving instructions we provide with every packet, and also on this site.

~ 33,000 home seed-saving instructions sent out since 2003 ~

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