Solanum melongena 'Orlando'
Aubergine 'Orlando'
Aubergines need warmth to do well, so in cool climates grow them in a greenhouse. In warmer climates they can be grown outdoors. They should be treated as tomatoes except that they require misting every day when flowers start. 'Orlando' bears abundant small, finger-length fruits with no bitterness, on small plants that are very suitable for container growing on a sunny patio, or in a greenhouse
Contributed by @carolecuttingitfine
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Moist and fertile
Common name
Aubergine 'Orlando'
Latin name
Solanum melongena 'Orlando'
type
Vegetable
family
Solanaceae
ph
5.0 - 6.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Moist and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
0.50 M
0.50 M
Solanum melongena 'Orlando'
Aubergines need warmth to do well, so in cool climates grow them in a greenhouse. In warmer climates they can be grown outdoors. They should be treated as tomatoes except that they require misting every day when flowers start. 'Orlando' bears abundant small, finger-length fruits with no bitterness, on small plants that are very suitable for container growing on a sunny patio, or in a greenhouse
Propagating by seed
From Early Winter TO Mid Winter
Aubergines can be grown outdoors in warm climates, but for cooler climates sow in a propagator, or heated (preferably) greenhouse. Sow seeds individually in pots of compost in early to mid Winter
Planting
From Early Summer TO Mid Summer
In cool climates, plant the pot-grown seeds into a 9" pot when the pots are full of root, in a greenhouse. In warm climates, plant outdoors when the soil is warm, planting 2' apart, in a sunny sheltered position. (The soil can be warmed, prior to planting, by covering with a cloche)
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