Aubergine looking less well

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  • 5th May 2016 at 10:24 am #34309

    bluebell
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    Hi this is the first time I have grown Aubergine from seed and they were doing well until last night, when a few had started to flop over at the base.
    They are on a sunny windowsill in 7cm pots and now about 20cm tall. definitely not too dry but potentially over watered as I have just found out that OH was ‘helping’ with the watering…
    Any ideas what has caused this collapse? Only currently about 4 of the 20 germinated.

    5th May 2016 at 1:00 pm #34310

    charles
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    It could be an overload of moisture. Same for cucumber and melon, as you describe, a sudden and irreversible stem-collapse. Under watering is better as wilting plants recover so quickly. I hope you save some.

    5th May 2016 at 5:18 pm #34316

    Dalesman
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    Could it be yesterday was a comparatively hot day and a windowsill can be quite harsh?
    I got caught that way with tomatoes in the greenhouse yesterday, but fortunately, as Charles said, they soon recovered.
    Hopefully, your aubergines are returned to good health: it’s a bit late to start again!

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