This type of grafting is not really something we home gardeners can really do, unfortunately. They grow a variety which is very vigorous for the roots and graft on a culinary (usually F1) variety to produce the fruits. What we don't know is which variety makes a good rootstock. I'd think the actual grafting may be tricky and require special conditions, too.
Yep, I found that. I also found 3 different rootstock seeds one can buy and another site explaining the process. Doesn’t look to hard to me but you are right, we don’t know the exact root or aubergine variety they use. Worth a go I recon. Rhs site has a pretty good explaination of how to do it all. https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=825
I’ve grown moneymaker the last 2 years. Just 3 plants in pots. I remember last year they were quite late to produce any fruit, but did get a decent crop. This year they’ve started a bit earlier.
I’ve never done anything to pollinate them. Just let them too it. Some the flowers shrivel and drop off, but I think I got 7 or 8 aubergine per plant last year.
I’m not sure if aubergine have male and female flowers, or hemaphrodites like tomatoes. Some flowers do look smaller with a thinner stem, but not obvious male & female like courgettes.
I think they are hermaphrodits. Money maker is the most well known and one I’ve grown before with more successs although they were worse looking plants. You’d think with all this heat they’d be more fruits than leaves wouldn’t you!?
I'm growing Black Beauty and Ophelia aubergines and so far only have fruit developing on the Ophelia plants. I think the Black Beauty were later last year as well.
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I’ve never done anything to pollinate them. Just let them too it. Some the flowers shrivel and drop off, but I think I got 7 or 8 aubergine per plant last year.
I’m not sure if aubergine have male and female flowers, or hemaphrodites like tomatoes. Some flowers do look smaller with a thinner stem, but not obvious male & female like courgettes.