Solanum

Egg and Chips (Aubergine and Potato Graft)

Solanum tuberosum + Solanum melongena, the 'Egg and Chips plant' has not been genetically modified. Each plant is from the Solanaceae family, they are completely natural – the aubergine and potato are compatible vegetables from the same family, that have been grafted together, to grow as one plant. The aubergine grows above ground, and the potatoes grow below ground.

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plant Features

Full sun
Occasional watering
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
Rich and free draining

plant information

Common name

Egg and Chips (Aubergine and Potato Graft)

Latin name

Solanum

type

Vegetable

family

Solanaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun
Frost

A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

Soil

Rich and free draining
Water

Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant
When to harvest

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Egg and Chips (Aubergine and Potato Graft) is 0.80meters x 0.80meters

0.80 M 0.80 M

Solanum

Planting

From Early Spring TO Late Spring

Potatoes should be "chitted" first, that is put in trays in a cool, light, frost free place, to allow the growing tips to start. The ground for potatoes should not have had potatoes grown in it for at least two years and should be deeply dug and will benefit from lots of well rotted farmyard manure or compost. A trench should be dug and manure placed in the bottom, covered over with soil then the seed potatoes placed on top on this, with the sprouting growth uppermost, taking care not to break them off. Cover over until the ground is level and wait for the growth to appear. As the plants get taller, earth them up by drawing soil over the plants from each side, until you have a ridge about 9ins. high. Plant early varieties first, and then, when they are 2" high, plant 2nd. earlies, and when they are 2" high, plant maincrop.

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