Aubergine — Vegetables
Solanum melongena
Full sun, moderate watering — indoors or out in high summer.
- Sow
- Mar
- Plant out
- May
- Harvest
- Aug
- In flower
- Jul, Aug, Sep
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Hardiness
- H1c
- Season
- summer
- Height
- 100–150 cm
- Spacing
- 100 cm
- Pets
- Toxic to pets
Growing notes
Grows to 1-1.5 metres. Space about 50-100cm apart. In flower Jul-Sep.
Toxic to pets
The leaves and stems contain solanine and can make people and pets ill if eaten; the ripe fruit is the edible part. Keep the foliage away from children and pets. If a person eats any, get medical advice; if a pet does, contact a vet.
→ NHS 111 for a person; your vet or the Animal PoisonLine for an animal