Growing Eggplant, also Aubergine

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16 Sep 11 John (Australia - temperate climate)
Planted seedlings last year Oct-Nov, grew slowly, flowered but no fruit. Any ideas??
09 Oct 11 Pru (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Hi John, sprinkle Epsom salts in a line 10cms long about 5 cms out from the trunk, the potassium will help flowers set fruit. Worked brilliantly for me last year.
18 Nov 11 John (Australia - temperate climate)
Epsom salts is magnesium sulphate. Did you actually use this or potash (potassium sulphate)?
06 Oct 11 (Australia - temperate climate)
Sounds like you don't have enough bees to fertilise the fruit?
08 Oct 11 Tracey (Australia - arid climate)
The problem isn't likely to be lack of pollinators as eggplants self-fertile and predominantly wind pollinated (although some cross pollination between plants can occur via insects, too). Did flowers form and then drop? Temps that are too low can affect fruit set, as can temps that are too high (as with tomatoes and capsicums). The optimal temperature window is likely to vary a little depending on the variety.
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