This year we are growing Black Beauty variety. Planted in Feb majority germinated and all was going well until moved to the greenhouse and quite a few were savaged by slugs or snails.

Our success rate in growing aubergines is pretty much zero. They have managed to grow to around 9 inches high flower then die of the cold weather around Oct/ Nov.

This year we have managed to obtain some from a nursery in St Peters Green. Despatched by AcDc logistics as young plants they are now happily growing in the greenhouse. A foot tall, as I write, they are flowering and waiting for pollination.

The Deeks variety, as we know them are looking impressive.