Aubergine 'Madonna'

Make your kitchen garden a little obscure by growing your own aubergines
Just £8.97
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Key Features

  • A Popular variety producing very crops of gorgeous, glossy deep purple fruit all summer long.
  • Ideal for growing in a greenhouse but also great for patio pots for an unusual feature plant!
  • A rich source on vitamins B1 and B6 and potassium along with minerals and fibre.
  • Delicious fried, grilled or baked or stuffed with a tasty filling.
  • Supplied as 3 established plants in 9cm pots, ready to plant when the last chance of frost has passed, growing to a height of 70cm (2½ft) and spread of 60cm (2ft).
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Description

‘Madonna’ is an extremely popular variety of aubergine, bearing particularly tasty, long oval fruits with wonderfully deep purple, glossy skins all summer from July.

As a grafted aubergine that begins to ripen early, ‘Madonna’ crops heavily and continuously throughout the season whether grown in a greenhouse of a large patio pot. One of the main benefits of grafting is that the plants produce heavier crops over a longer period and have excellent resistance to pests and diseases, making them easy to grow and reliable performers.

‘Madonna’ will thrive in a greenhouse or on the patio in a warm and sheltered spot with regular watering and feeding. You’ll be rewarded with a delicious harvest of aubergines that taste great when fried, grilled or baked and are a rich source of B vitamins and potassium as well as minerals and fibre.

Supplied as 3 established plants in 9cm pots, ready to plant when the last chance of frost has passed, growing to a height of 70cm (2½ft) and spread of 60cm (2ft).

Top Tips
  • Mist leaves twice a day to discourage red spider mites and improve fruiting.
  • Removing new flowers after 6-8 fruits have begun to form will produce larger aubergines.
Care Information

Growing aubergines

  • Aubergines are tender plants and won’t survive frosts, so don’t plant them outside until the risk of frost is passed.
  • Plant in a greenhouse, and if planting outdoors choose a sheltered spot in full sun.
  • Warm the soil outdoors by covering with polythene or cloches for two weeks before panting.
  • Plant 60cm (2ft) apart and cover with fleece or cloches for 2-3 weeks until they establish.
  • The plants will need staking as they grow and become heavy with fruit.
  • Water regularly and feed with a high potassium fertiliser every two weeks once the fruit begins to form.

Harvest

  • Remove ripe fruit from July onwards by cutting with a knife or secateurs when they are evenly coloured and glossy. If they start to become dull they will taste bitter.
Delivery Information

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. Pre-ordered items will be sent as soon as possible after the date quoted and we'll generally ship your entire order with your pre-ordered items. When your order is dispatched, we'll send you another email with details of how to track it.

Most orders are sent on a fully-tracked courier service with Yodel. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, no signature is required, and our courier is asked to leave your order in a safe place on your property.

We'll send a tracking link when we dispatch your order, so you know when its due to arrive. Please note, once delivered we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your property. If you have any specific delivery instructions, please let us know - there's an option to enter a short message for the courier at the checkout.

Smaller, lighter, single-item orders may be sent through the post with Royal Mail - in which case no tracking is available.

Our experienced nursery team will always send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive when you plant them, so although most plants are very tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme frosts or heatwaves, we avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme weather is forecast, or over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.

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