Pollinating aubergines?

lolly5648

I have one aubergine and it only has one flower at a time. So far none have been pollinated. If I wanted to do it by hand which flowers would be best - peppers or courgettes (nothing else in flower at the moment)?

Farway

lolly5648 wrote: »

I have one aubergine and it only has one flower at a time. So far none have been pollinated. If I wanted to do it by hand which flowers would be best - peppers or courgettes (nothing else in flower at the moment)?

Not a biologist, but neither AFAIK, they are all different plant genus

Aubergine is Solanum, so nearest would be tomato

Pepper is capsicum, and courgette is cucurbita genus

It would be similar as trying to mate a horse with a kangaroo or penguin, possible but no offspring

lolly5648

Thanks, oh well no aubergines this year.

annie123

Give it a feed, make sure it's not root bound, and then give it time, you will get both types of flowers and fruit too,

Farway

Maybe lesson for next year? Plant two or more of them?

realfood

Aubergenes produce both male and female flowers. When you have both types out at the same time, take the male pollen and put onto the female flower.