Eggplants are very valuable vegetables; they contain a lot of vitamins, minerals and microelements that are essential for the human body. It’s impossible to imagine without eggplant snacks festive table, eggplant caviar has long been competing with zucchini for leadership, and in vegetable ratatouille it is the main ingredient. Growing this purple beauty yourself is also an economically profitable activity, because even in season the price per kilogram of eggplants is not less than 200 rubles, and in order to enjoy the southern vegetable in winter, you can pay the seller up to 600 rubles per kilogram. That's why self-cultivation eggplant seedlings will help to significantly reduce the cost of purchasing it in the future.

Despite the fact that eggplant is a heat-loving vegetable and quite capricious to temperature changes, breeders have managed to develop a number of weather-resistant varieties, so certain eggplant seedlings at home, even in unfavorable weather conditions, will feel more than comfortable.

The following types of eggplants are suitable for residents not only of the southern, but also of the northern regions:

• Japanese dwarf;
• Robin Hood;
• Amethyst;
• Cotillion;
• Diamond;
• Epic;
• Dwarf early 921;
• Early ripening 148.

In warm climates, planting eggplant seedlings of absolutely any variety is possible; the vegetable will feel comfortable in its native growing conditions. If you plan to further breed them, you can stock up on seeds for future use. For those who have experience in growing a crop such as eggplant, planting seedlings of this vegetable is a common thing, because the seeds can be easily collected independently.

How to get your seeds?

Only the first, fully ripened fruits are suitable for obtaining seeds. After harvesting, it is important to allow the vegetables to ripen for about a week at home. Then the eggplants are chopped, wiped and the seeds are washed out in a bowl of water. Collected seeds it must be thoroughly dried and wrapped in a fabric bag or paper bag; it is very important that no moisture gets on it during the storage period.

Also, the resulting seeds can be tested for germination. You need to put a dozen seeds in a fabric bag and lower it into warm water for a day, then the bag is removed and placed on a plate, for five days you need to maintain moisture in it, if after five days at least half of the ten seeds germinate, they are suitable for planting. Thanks to this simple method, planting eggplant seeds for seedlings next season will cost no money.

A good time to plant seedlings

Many people are interested in when to plant eggplant seedlings intended for the greenhouse. We can answer with confidence - three weeks earlier than seedlings intended for open ground, therefore, the optimal date will be February 11. In any case, the given dates are advisory in nature, the time when to plant eggplant seedlings should be chosen from the total availability, a few days is not the worst deviation from the rules, and the future harvest will depend on the correct sowing process.

How to plant eggplant seeds correctly?

In order for planting eggplant seedlings to be successful, you need to stock up on separate cups for seedlings or a large box with many cells in advance, this is necessary so that each seed can be planted separately. You can read in detail about how to choose the right pots for seedlings. The answer to the question of how to plant eggplant seedlings is quite simple - you should take a seed and plant it in soil previously treated with potassium nitrate to a depth of half a centimeter - maximum one centimeter. Then all the resulting seedlings are covered with polycarbonate or glass and taken to a pre-prepared warm place with a temperature of 23 degrees above zero. If you follow all the rules, the first shoots will appear within a week.

The following mistakes should be avoided by gardeners who do not know how to plant eggplant seedlings:

1. You cannot plant purchased seeds if you are not sure of their proper storage and freshness. Beginner gardeners should take note - before planting eggplant seedlings, all seeds are pre-germinated using any growth stimulant (HB-101, sodium humate and others). This is done in order to immediately discard non-viable seeds.
2. Seeds cannot be planted deeper than one centimeter.
3. Do not use gauze to sprout eggplants, as weak sprouts can get tangled in the threads and break when removed.
4. Ready seedlings should not be placed on the windowsill, otherwise they will freeze.
5. Water the seedlings cold water Absolutely not, the seeds can rot in damp and cold soil.

So, there is nothing complicated in the question of how to plant eggplant seedlings, but how to grow eggplant seedlings so that they turn out strong and fruitful is not something everyone can do experienced gardener will be able to answer. Growing eggplant seedlings is a labor-intensive process that requires patience and knowledge.

Maintaining the required temperature during cultivation

Before sowing eggplant seedlings, you need to carefully consider the place in which young eggplants will grow. The room where the seedlings are located must be maintained constant temperature 22-25 degrees above zero. As soon as the first shoots appear, you need to remove the glass or polycarbonate with which the seeds were covered and move the seedlings to a place with a temperature of +18 degrees. These measures are necessary to ensure that the seedlings stop growing until their root system is completely strengthened. As the first leaves peck, the eggplants again need increased heat. It is supposed to maintain a regime of +24 during the day and +19 at night until the time when eggplant seedlings can be planted directly into the ground.

Proper care of seedlings

If eggplant seeds were planted for seedlings in February, young eggplants will need additional light after the first three weeks of life. You can place it near the seedlings desk lamp, but it is recommended to turn them off at night. With the first shoots, you can treat the eggplants by watering them with a weak solution of potassium permanganate.

In general, young seedlings should be watered once in the first week of life, gradually increasing the number of waterings to once every two to three days. They don't like eggplants humid air, so they must be kept in a dry place. It is undesirable to forget about transplanting seedlings as they grow into freer containers; you need to ensure that the eggplants do not interfere with each other and do not touch the leaves.

Before planting in the ground, the seedlings must be thoroughly watered and fed once (twenty-five grams of any suitable fertilizer per ten liters of water).

Choosing a landing site

For eggplants, choose a cleaned area, windless, on sunny side, please pay attention to garden trees did not create a shadow for them. Beds on which potatoes, tomatoes or peppers grew last season are not suitable for this crop; ideally, these crops should grow at a sufficient distance from the future bed with eggplants. The predecessors of the southern vegetable can be onions, pumpkin, cucumbers, legumes, carrots and cabbage. The next time eggplants can be planted in the chosen place only after three years. You can learn more about the compatibility of vegetables in garden beds.

The soil for eggplants should retain moisture well, but swampy soil will not suit them either.

For the future garden bed, you should make fertilizer: a tablespoon of superphosphate and potassium sulphide, a glass wood ash, a teaspoon of urea per 1 square meter of bed. The soil is dug up half a meter deep. The desired height of the bed is 30 centimeters, width about a meter.

The process of planting finished seedlings in the ground

Before getting serious about planting, the seedlings need to be hardened off. First you need to take the seedlings to Fresh air just for a couple of hours, gradually increasing the time, and by the tenth day of this procedure the plant can be left for the whole day and night. Thus, young eggplants must become accustomed to their environment.

Before planting eggplant seedlings in a greenhouse or open ground, it is necessary to water the seedlings well one day before and repeat the procedure immediately before planting, and also thoroughly water each hole in which the seedlings will be planted. Disembarkation takes place at evening time. It is important to maintain the correct distance between plants - open ground it should be about 50 centimeters, and in the greenhouse at least 60 centimeters, a checkerboard order is observed.

Many people wonder how to plant eggplant seedlings - in a greenhouse or in open ground. The answer here cannot be clear. If the weather is warm and you are confident that there will be no drastic changes, you can safely plant in an open space, but in case of changeable weather and the possibility of cold weather, it is better to play it safe and use a greenhouse. At first after planting, the eggplants will grow very slowly; you need to help them by loosening (shallow) so that air gets to the roots, but you should not rush with watering.

The process of growing eggplants is quite labor-intensive, but interesting, and with systematic care for this southern vegetable, it will delight you with a large harvest. Happy gardening season!

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​. It grows best at a temperature of +22–30 °C.​

​When the plants reach a height of 25-30 cm, their apical growth points are removed. This accelerates the formation of 3-4 side shoots.​

​Eggplants have been known to man since very ancient times. It is believed that the birthplace of this vegetable is Eastern India. It was there that eggplant grew wild. And its cultivation took place in Central Asia and China. In Russia, this vegetable gained fame at the beginning of the 17th century and immediately won the preference of our compatriots. Dishes made from it not only have an exquisite taste, but also bring to the human body tangible benefits. After all, these fruits contain a large number of vitamins (B, C), phosphorus, sodium and many other micro- and macroelements.​

​During daylight hours The shadow of the cloud should fall on the plants only. Another slightest shading - by buildings and plants adjacent to the greenhouse - leads to a decrease in yield.​

How to plant seedlings in open ground

​In years with warm springs they suffer less from the effects high temperature in the summer.​

​By observing a 12-hour day during the period of growing seedlings, plant development can be accelerated by 10-35 days.​

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• ​possibly before fruiting begins.​
• ​In hot weather, plants’ flowers begin to fall off, and at temperatures below +12 °C, they stop developing.​
• ​You should immediately take into account that eggplants love abundant and regular watering. Plants need to be watered warm water(24 - 25°C), otherwise their growth slows down. The first watering of eggplants should be done 2-3 days after planting, and the next - after 3-4 days.​

​Eggplant is a subtropical plant that is grown for its egg-shaped fruits. The fruits most often have a purple color, but there are varieties with white fruits.​

How to water eggplants correctly

​Eggplant consumes a lot of water during the seedling period. Having a large leaf surface, eggplant plants evaporate a significant amount of moisture and need frequent watering.​

​With the beginning of fruiting, the doses of mineral fertilizers in fertilizing are doubled.​

Feeding fruits and bush formation

​After flowering, it can develop quickly even in long days.​

1. ​In terms of heat requirements, it surpasses tomatoes and even peppers.​
2. ​, but it is washed off with water.​
3. ​If the disease appears later, you can cut off all the fruits and add them to the plants. And although you will lose part of the harvest, the problem will be solved. It is better to feed eggplant complex fertilizers with the entire set of microelements on an organic or mineral basis, 1–2 times per seedling period.​

With a lack of moisture, eggplant yield decreases

• ​After this, you need to water the plants, adhering to the following scheme. Before flowering, eggplants need to be watered once a week. Approximate volume of water per 1 sq. m - 10-12 l. During the flowering and fruiting period - every 4-5 days with the same amount of water. If you water plants less frequently, but increase the amount of water, this will lead to excessive waterlogging of the soil, which is harmful for this fruit.​
• ​That's probably why summer cottages eggplant is one of the favorites. Growing eggplants has its own characteristics and secrets, but if you carefully follow all the tips for growing it, you can harvest it at your own dacha good harvest!​
• So, the eggplant sets fruit only when the flower is exposed to direct sunlight.

​Plants need intensive sunlight. They belong to short-day or day-length-neutral forms.​

Harvesting and proper storage of eggplants

​The minimum temperature for seed germination is +13°C, the optimal temperature is +20-26°C, at which seedlings appear on the 8-12th day.​

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Procuring eggplant seeds for future plantings

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​(and the fruits are bitter), and when over-watered, the plants are affected by diseases.​

​Feeding of eggplants should be done 3 times during the next stages of their cultivation.​

​When choosing a site at your dacha for growing eggplants, it is important to consider some points.​

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Therefore, when forming a plant, it is necessary to remove the leaves that shade the flower.

Demanding eggplant

​Eggplant is especially sensitive to short days during the initial growth period - from 10 days of age to flowering. A short day at this time significantly accelerates development. Microelements in the form of salts of molybdenum, boron, copper are necessary for plants for growth, development and fruiting. Storing the eggplant harvest

​It is better not to use it for eggplant, as the fruits become inedible. Spraying with pesticides will also not help much: some groups of drugs cause blackening and drying of flowers.​

Preparing soil for eggplants

​loosening and hilling​

​This crop requires loose, warm, permeable and nutritious soil.​

​Period of bud formation.​​Seeds are sown on trays or in cups with a compost-based nutrient mixture. At this time, the temperature is maintained at 21°C.​ ​With the beginning of fruiting, the doses of mineral fertilizers in the fertilizer are doubled.​ ​By observing a 12-hour day during the period of growing seedlings, plant development can be accelerated by 10-35 days.​​Eggplant loves warmth very much throughout the growing season.​

​Caring for plants consists of maintaining the required air temperature, watering, fertilizing, protecting them from frost, pests and pathogens.​

Growing eggplant seedlings

​However, if they are hardened (maintained for 10-15 days at a temperature of +10°C, and then at elevated temperature+18-22°C), then friendly shoots appear on the 3-7th day.​ The time of fruit ripening depends on what kind of summer it was. This usually happens Carry out after the second watering.

​In this case, the roots of the plant will grow evenly in all directions and penetrate to a considerable depth, which will allow for high yields.​

​Before harvest.​​In past years, potatoes, tomatoes, and peppers should not have grown on it - the harvest in this case will only decrease, since vegetables from the nightshade family (eggplants are also one of them) tend to remove useful macro- and microelements from the soil. This rule does not apply only to potatoes; they can grow in the same area for several years in a row. But eggplants are quite finicky to grow and will not be able to grow normally in such soil. It is best if cucumbers, peas or cabbage grew in front of them.​

​When do you start picking eggplants?​ ​After flowering, it can develop quickly even in long days.​​In terms of heat requirements, it is superior to tomatoes and even peppers.​​The fruits are collected regularly every 5-7 days, carefully cutting them with a knife or pruning shears along with the stalk.​ ​Eggplant is a short-day plant, it begins to flower when the day length is no more 14 hours.​ ​Plants develop faster and produce a significantly larger fruit yield.​​in mid-August and continues until the first frost​

Later, when watering is carried out once a week, the soil is loosened shallowly.

Variety "Samurai F1". Early, high-yielding hybrid. The fruits are elongated-cylindrical, hard, fleshy, dark purple, glossy. Fruit length is 20–25 cm, diameter is 4–5 cm, weight is 180–220 g. It ripens 3–4 fruits per cluster; with increased nutrition, it sets up to 6 fruits per cluster. Universal purpose. PHOTO: Viktor Makhankov

​They are used for eggplants ​When fruits form on the side shoots.​​The best location for the growing area is South side(after all, eggplant is a heat-loving vegetable crop), protected from the winds (strong gusts of wind, especially from the north, will only be harmful).​

​Storing the eggplant harvest​

​Insufficient illumination of plants retards growth, causes a delay in branching and the beginning of flowering.​

​The minimum temperature for seed germination is +13°C, the optimal temperature is +20-26°C, at which seedlings appear on the 8-12th day.​ ​Fruit harvesting continues until the first frost.​

​. At optimal temperatures, harvesting is carried out 20–35 days after flowering.​ During the flowering period, refreshing watering is done.

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​Feeding of eggplants is carried out aqueous solution based on 1 sq. m, including the following substances: ​When the seedlings become large enough, they are dived one by one into peat pots with a diameter of 7-8 cm.​ Fruit harvesting begins when they are in the technical ripeness and reach the size and color characteristic of the variety.​

​When grown in shaded areas, eggplant does not bear fruit.​ ​At temperatures of +10°C and below, eggplant seeds do not germinate.​

Protection from diseases and pests

​Reducing the length of the day to 10-12 hours (at high light intensity) allows you to accelerate the onset of fruiting.​​At higher temperatures, plant growth stops, and at +13°C and below it stops, the plants gradually turn yellow and die.​ ​For uniform ripening

Root shoots are removed regularly ​, no shading. Into the soil​potassium chloride (5-10 g);​​Eggplants are grown through seedlings. It is better to sow eggplants at the end of February. Before sowing seeds, you must prepare soil mixture for eggplants. This is done as follows. You need to take 2 parts of humus, one part each of turf and sand. The sand must be washed thoroughly hot water, and also steam for 15 minutes (since it is possible that it may become infected various diseases, for example, “black leg”). For one bucket of this mixture you need to add 60 g of superphosphate and 2 tablespoons of ash. Mix the resulting soil mixture well. Collect the fruits regularly every 5-7 days, carefully cutting them with a knife or pruning shears along with the stalk.

Harvesting eggplants

​Caring for plants consists of maintaining the required air temperature, watering, fertilizing, protecting them from frost, pests and pathogens.​​However, if they are hardened (maintain 10-15 days at a temperature of +10°C, and then at an elevated temperature +18-22°C), then friendly shoots appear on the 3-7th day. The pulp of the fruit should be juicy, elastic, without voids, the seed nest should have underdeveloped, white seeds.

​In the first two weeks of growth, eggplants are very sensitive to low temperatures.​​Eggplants are harvested regularly, every 5 days​

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​, because it takes a lot from plants nutrients and slows down growth.​

​introduce peat, humus, sand, rotted sawdust​

​superphosphate (10-20 g);​

​To germinate eggplant seeds, they should be immersed in water for 4 minutes. The temperature of the liquid should be between 40-50°C. After the specified time, the water is drained, and the eggplant seeds are wrapped in damp cloth and left for 5 days at 25°C. When 50% of the seeds have sprouts, they can be planted in the prepared soil mixture, having first dried them to a free-flowing state. Since eggplants do not take transplantation very well, it is better to plant them in separate pots from the very beginning; if this is not possible, you can plant the seeds in boxes no lower than 12 cm high. Eggplant seeds should be planted in boxes at a depth of 0.5 cm, at a distance of 10 cm in one row. It is also necessary to maintain a distance of 10 cm between rows.​

​Fruit harvesting continues until the first frost.​

​Eggplant is a short-day plant; it begins to flower when the daylight hours are no more than 14 hours.​

​Plants develop faster and produce a significantly larger fruit yield.​

​. It is impossible to be late with harvesting, as the fruits turn white and lose quality. You can remove them while still hard. After lying for a week, they will soften. It is better to cut them with a knife or pruning shears rather than tear them off.​

​Even if flowers (fruits) have already formed on it, you should not leave it.​

​- at the rate of 1 bucket per 1 m².​

​ammonium nitrate (10-20 g).​

​In April-May, pre-watered eggplant seedlings are planted in film bags with a nutrient mixture and watered again.​

​Standard eggplant fruits must be fresh, clean, healthy, of typical shape and color for the variety, without mechanical damage, with a stalk.​

​In the conditions of central Russia, eggplants begin to bloom only after the day begins to decrease.​

​The optimal temperature for plant growth and development is +20-30°C.​

​Like a tomato, an eggplant needs

​Heavy soils that are slowly warmed up by the spring sun are completely unsuitable for eggplant.​

​In addition to feeding eggplants, it is of no small importance when growing this vegetable. correct formation bushes To do this, after the bush reaches a height of 25-30 cm, top part the main stem is pinched (that is, removed). Side shoots should also be removed, leaving no more than 5 pieces, the strongest of them.

​After sowing germinated eggplant seeds, the boxes (or pots) should be covered with film on top (since eggplants are heat-loving plants and for them successful cultivation you need to create a certain microclimate). When the first shoots appear, the film will need to be removed and the containers with seedlings moved to the most illuminated place. It is worth noting that after the first shoots appear, you should not water the eggplants. This should be done after 2-3 days, and then every 5 days to prevent the soil from drying out.​

The pulp of the fruit should be juicy, elastic, without voids, the seed nest should have underdeveloped, white seeds.

​Reducing the length of the day to 10-12 hours (at high light intensity) allows you to speed up the onset of fruiting.​

​At higher temperatures, plant growth stops, and at +13°C and below it stops, the plants gradually turn yellow and die.​

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The plant is good to grow after cabbage, onions, root vegetables or melons, returning to the same place after 2-3 years. You cannot plant them where other nightshades grew - peppers, tomatoes, potatoes. Proximity to tomatoes is harmful for eggplant.

To make eggplant bushes stable, they should be tied up. To do this, you need to drive a peg near each plant and tie an eggplant bush to it with braid.​

​Don't lose sight of the fact that, in addition to soil moisture, these vegetables love dry air and do not tolerate drafts. Therefore, when ventilating the room, it is better to remove the boxes with seedlings to another place.​

Fruits of an elongated shape must have a length of at least 10 cm, and fruits of a different shape must have a maximum transverse diameter of at least 5 cm.

​Practically, daylight hours are reduced as follows: a frame is installed above the plants, which is covered with light-proof material.​

​In the first two weeks of growth, eggplants are very sensitive to low temperatures.​

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​Eggplant germinates a little longer than a tomato - 9–10 days, and then grows slowly. During the entire seedling period

In order to get a good harvest of eggplants, you should not forget about weeding and loosening the soil. Loosening the soil should not be too deep, since eggplants have a shallow root system.​

​According to observations experienced summer residents, in order to grow a good harvest of eggplants, it is better to plant seedlings in open ground after 70-80 days from the date of sowing (that is, from the end of May to the first half of June).​

​Picked fruits can be stored in a cool, dry place for a month.​

​It is removed daily only for 10-12 hours (for example, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.).​

​So, when the temperature drops to +8-10°C, the plant seedlings die within a few (3-5) days.​

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​They can quickly catch up with the main stem in growth, growth will slow down and it will be difficult to understand which one to wrap around the twine, and fruit growth will slow down.​

​water the plants with warm water, do not over-water and do not place containers close to the window​

All ovaries are removed from the plants, with the exception of 5-6, evenly located on the shoots. Newly formed flowers also break off.​

​Before landing, you should pay attention to root system seedlings: it should be well developed, and 5-7 leaves should already grow on one bush.

​Growing eggplants - (step-by-step agricultural technology).​

​This procedure is carried out daily. Irregular darkening of plants will only cause harm.​

​Eggplants cannot tolerate prolonged frosts, even slight ones (-0.5°C).​

​How to grow eggplants in the country?​

​Eggplant is very demanding of moisture.​

​On heavy soils eggplant grows poorly. The optimal reaction of the medium is neutral or close to neutral (pH 6.6-7.0).​

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​After flowering begins, eggplants ripen on average within 35 days. Ripe fruits are firm to the touch, purple, dark blue-violet or black in color. Eggplants should not be plucked from the bush by hand, but cut garden pruning shears or with an ordinary knife along with the cup and stalk, leaving a length of up to 3 cm. It is important to do this carefully so as not to damage the leaves of the plants. It is advisable to finish harvesting eggplants before the onset of autumn frosts. If there are unripe fruits left on the plant bushes, they can be dug up along with the roots and transplanted into a greenhouse or greenhouse.​

There is one more point about preparing seedlings for planting in open ground. Before planting, seedlings need to be hardened off, that is, place boxes with seedlings in a place with a temperature of 15-17°C during the day, and 10-14°C at night. This procedure is necessary so that the plants get used to various temperature changes. It is carried out a week before planting eggplants in open ground.

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​The air temperature on sunny days should not exceed +24-28°C, and at night drop below +12-15°C.​

​Eggplant is especially sensitive to low temperatures during the formation of buds and flowers.​

​Eggplant is a demanding crop when it comes to soil and nutritional conditions.​

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​Eggplant responds well to the application of organic and mineral fertilizers.​

What conditions are necessary for growing eggplants?

​remove excess flowers

​It is necessary to loosen the soil in pots especially carefully. Before planting seedlings, when buds are already beginning to form, the soil should not be dried out, and on the eve of planting, abundant watering is needed.​

​Eggplants can be stored for a month at an air temperature of 10°C, with a relative humidity of 90%. The fruits can be placed in boxes, wrapping each vegetable in paper. If there are a lot of eggplants, they can be laid on a straw bed, folded into a pyramid and covered with a blanket. It is important to keep eggplants in a dry and dark place. You should not store these vegetables in the light, as the quality of the fruit will deteriorate.​

Scheme for planting eggplant seedlings in open ground. Before planting, add the full amount to the soil. mineral fertilizer at the rate of 40-70 g per 1 m2.​

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​During frosts, plants in greenhouses are additionally covered (with hay, lutrasil, spunbond).​

​After planting seedlings in open ground, the first flowers often fall off as soon as the temperature drops below +15°C.​

​A high yield can only be obtained on light, structural soils, rich nutrients in a form easily accessible to plants.​

​Fruiting is a critical period in water consumption. If there is a lack of moisture, plants stop growing, their flowers and young ovaries fall off, the fruits do not reach normal size, take on an ugly shape, and sharply reduce productivity.​

​. Leave the largest and most developed flower in the inflorescence, removing the rest. You should not hope that the plant itself will regulate this process - you will end up with a spreading bush with small fruits and continuous growth.

​When picking and planting eggplant, the roots are preserved as much as possible

​If you are pleased with the eggplant harvest at your dacha and you want to grow the same amount of this vegetable crop V next year, prepare eggplant seeds from your own garden in advance.​

​Preparation of the land for growing eggplants should begin at the end of summer (possibly at the beginning of autumn). In dry weather, the soil needs to be dug up to the depth of a spade bayonet. In the spring, the ground that has dried out after the snow melts needs to be leveled with a rake.​

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​At low temperatures, especially at night, the loss of generative organs (flowers, ovaries) in medium- and late ripening varieties stronger than that of early ripening ones.

​The best soils for it are chernozem, light loams, as well as sandy loams with a high content of organic matter.​

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​. When picking, seedlings are buried 5–7 mm. Eggplants are planted at the age of 70–80 days, when stable warm weather. Naturally, in a greenhouse you can get the harvest earlier. Eggplant takes about 20 days to take root.

​Eggplants for growing for seeds are selected to be the densest and largest. It is recommended to leave 2-3 to ripen on one bush good eggplant. Rest small flowers and the fruits should be removed. After ripening, eggplants should be cut and placed in a warm place for 7-10 days. After this time, the fruits need to be cut and the pulp separated from them along with the seeds. Next, put the seeds in glass jar and leave for 4 days, then rinse them with water and dry for 14 days. The air temperature should be 28-30 C°.​

​And before planting the plants, add the following fertilizers to the soil (their quantity is indicated for application per 1 sq.m of land):​

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Water the eggplants regularly, avoiding the soil from drying out or becoming waterlogged. After watering, greenhouses must be ventilated.​

​Eggplant is very demanding of moisture.​

​Eggplant grows poorly on heavy soils. The optimal reaction of the medium is neutral or close to neutral (pH 6.6-7.0).​

​eggplant requires tying up

Seedlings are often harassed

​The shelf life of seeds prepared in this way is 5 years.​

​ammonium nitrate - 40 g;​

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​In protected soil conditions, fruits sometimes do not set well. In this case, artificial pollination is carried out. To do this, pollen is taken from the mature yellow anthers of a flower with a brush and applied to the stigma of another flower. The best pollen for pollination is the pollen of an opening flower.​

​Optimal relative humidity air for eggplant is about 60%.​

​Eggplant responds well to the application of organic and mineral fertilizers.​

How to care for eggplants in the garden

​They should not be deleted, because... They can form standard fruits.​

​Hot, dry weather also causes flowers and ovaries to fall off.​

​However, excessive doses nitrogen fertilizers slow down the formation of fruits.

​, and by 2–3 twines, since it is formed not into one stem (shoot), but into 2–3. Having tied it up, you need to twist the plant like a bush.​

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Today we can often meet a person who has own dacha. Usually, a large number of vegetables grow in the gardens of our compatriots. Eggplant occupies a leading position among them. And even though eggplants are more demanding to grow, and caring for them has its own characteristics, still, having overcome all the difficulties, you will definitely be able to grow big harvest this wonderful vegetable in your summer cottage!​

​superphosphate - 60 g;​

When forming plants, select the 3 strongest shoots and tie each one separately to a trellis. Subsequently, all new shoots no longer than 5-8 cm are removed.

​Fruiting is a critical period in water consumption. If there is a lack of moisture, plants stop growing, their flowers and young ovaries fall off, the fruits do not reach normal size, take on an ugly shape, and sharply reduce productivity.​

​This crop requires a lot of nitrogen for its development, so the doses of nitrogen fertilizers are high.​

​The most remarkable thing about this crop is that eggplant requires a lot of light to form a good harvest.​

​In years with warm springs, they suffer less from high temperatures in summer.​

​Phosphorus fertilizers promote root growth, the formation of generative organs, and accelerate fruit ripening.​

Eggplant is more common than other nightshades

​. Fusarium wilt causes leaves to turn brown and fall off. In this case, it is worth using a biological product

Variety "Aretuza F1" PHOTO: Elena Kuzhel Almost everything modern varieties intended for cultivation in greenhouses. To grow eggplants in open ground, it is very important to create the most comfortable conditions possible.​

​potassium chloride - 30 g.​

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​After the formation of 8-9 true leaves appear side shoots and large buds.​

​Short-term dryness of the soil also causes the buds, flowers and ovaries to fall off.​

​Nitrogen applied in fertilizing is better used for crop formation than nitrogen from the main fertilizer.​

​During daylight hours, the plants should receive shadow only from clouds. Another slightest shading - by buildings and plants adjacent to the greenhouse - leads to a decrease in yield.​

​Eggplant consumes a lot of water during the seedling period. Having a large leaf surface, eggplant plants evaporate a significant amount of moisture and need frequent watering.​

If there is a lack of phosphorus in the soil, eggplant growth stops. The plant becomes dwarf, the buds fall off, and the ovaries develop poorly. Eggplant needs phosphorus nutrition throughout the entire growing season.​

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Planting eggplants is carried out as follows. Before planting eggplants in the ground, pre-dug holes need to be filled with 2 liters of water. After this, the plants are planted in moist soil to a depth of 1 cm, covering the sides with dry soil to avoid crust formation. The depth and width of the holes for planting eggplants should be sufficient to accommodate their root system.​

​Part 8 - Growing eggplants (step-by-step agricultural technology)​

In addition to single large flowers, eggplants can form inflorescences of 2-3 flowers.

​In cold, cloudy weather with excess moisture, plant development slows down and the fall of flowers and ovaries increases.​

​With a deficiency of this element, the increase in all vegetative organs plants slow down sharply.​

​Well, long-term shading may completely deprive you of the opportunity to try your eggplants.​

​Plants need intense sunlight. They belong to short-day or day-length-neutral forms.​
​Potassium fertilizers increase the plant's resistance to disease. With a lack of potassium, growth slows down; brown spots.​
​. When growing it in a greenhouse, under a film, there is no need chemical treatment plants. Even before the mass appearance of the Colorado potato beetle, the eggplant will have time to form a powerful bush. In addition, such fruits are more beautiful and darker, without greenness, and appear earlier.​
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Plants should be planted in the ground, spaced at a distance of 30 to 35 cm from each other. If you plant eggplants too densely, you will not be able to grow a large harvest. For 1 sq. There should be no more than 6 seedlings per meter, and the distance between rows should be at least 60-65 cm.​
​Part 9 - Eggplants. Growing​Most good varieties eggplants for open ground When to plant peppers and eggplants

Eggplants have long established themselves as fastidious plants. To get a good harvest of this vegetable crop, it is necessary not only to provide it complete care, but also have time to collect vegetables from the garden in time. It's no secret that overripe eggplants have a characteristic bitter taste. It is due to the content of solanine, an alkaloid that is harmful to humans in high concentrations. Therefore, it is very important to understand when to pick the fruits from the bush so that they are as healthy as possible.

The timing of the eggplant harvest depends on the purpose of their use. If vegetables are grown for consumption and processing, then they should be removed from the garden at the stage of technical ripeness. If you need to collect seeds from an eggplant, it is better to wait until the fruit reaches biological ripeness.

Here the question arises - how do you know that an eggplant has reached its technical or biological maturity? Well, firstly, you need to find out what the ripening period is for a given eggplant variety. This information must be indicated on the seed package. Based on ripening time, eggplants are divided into:

• early ripening - the ripening period of such vegetables is 90-110 days from sowing seeds for seedlings;
• mid-early - fruits ripen in 115-130 days;

• late ripening - reach ripeness in 130-140 days.

If the plants have the proper conditions, and no force majeure circumstances have occurred during their growing season (drought, frost, sudden temperature changes, diseases), then usually the vegetables have time to ripen in due date, and by this time correspond to their technical parameters.

This does not mean that maturity is the decisive criterion for harvesting eggplants. It is equally important to consider technical specifications, especially when vegetables are grown in cold climates, or weather did not meet the needs of vegetable crops.

To technical ripeness, eggplants ripen within 3-4 weeks from flowering, or 2-3 weeks from the formation of the ovary. Technical ripeness implies a state of fruit in which their internal and external characteristics fully correspond varietal description. The technical ripeness of a vegetable can be judged by the following characteristics:

• achieving a size corresponding to varietal parameters;

• dense pulp without characteristic bitterness;

• glossy surface of the vegetable - of course, various hybrids have now been bred for which smooth skin is not characteristic, but still, the majority classic varieties eggplants have a smooth, glossy surface.

There is a practice of determining the ripeness of fruits by color, however, in the case of eggplants, this criterion is not always appropriate. By color it is easy to separate a ripe eggplant from an overripe one (that has reached biological maturity), since the latter has a brownish color. It is impossible to separate an unripe fruit from a ripened fruit to technical ripeness by color, since eggplant ovaries initially have a color characteristic of the varietal description: purple, lilac, black-blue or white.

It turns out that the main sign of fruit ripening is the acquisition optimal size. It is different for each variety - there are eggplants that do not exceed a length of 7-10 cm, but some varieties can grow up to 25-30 cm. Here you need to take a closer look at the fruit - if it has not grown within a week, this means that it is time for it take off.

Sometimes vegetable growers prefer to pick small fruits, citing the fact that they are young and not bitter. However, such a decision cannot be called correct. If, for example, cucumbers are more valuable while they are small, and eggplant needs to be given time to ripen to the end. Of course, it is not prohibited to use unripe eggplants for food, but it should be taken into account that they do not have such a rich aroma and taste.

As for the pulp, its consistency should be dense and springy. In a fruit hanging on a bush, the condition of the pulp is checked by light pressure. If the peel bends but quickly straightens out, the eggplant can be considered ripe. And vice versa, if the pulp is too dense, and a dent does not appear in the peel when pressed, therefore, the vegetable has not yet reached technical ripeness.

In order to obtain seeds, the eggplant must be left on the bush until it is fully (biologically) ripe. The following characteristics indicate the biological ripeness of a vegetable:

• dark, brownish, sometimes even yellowed color of the peel;

• loose, easily squeezed pulp;

• When cut, black or brown seeds are visible.

To obtain quality seed material choose the largest and most beautiful eggplants. They are left on the bush for as long as possible - until the peel begins to dry out. Then the vegetables are removed and placed in a cool, dark place for 1-2 weeks so that the seeds can ripen.

Every gardener wants to preserve his harvest for as long as possible. It is clear that early and mid-season varieties It will not be possible to preserve eggplant until winter, but late varieties of vegetables have a high chance of doing so. If such fruits are created suitable conditions, they may well last until the New Year, and even longer.

For winter it should be collected shortly before the first frost. In this case, you need to carefully approach the selection of fruits. Young specimens of rich color, with smooth and even skin, are suitable for storage. It is very important that there is no damage on the vegetables, and no mold or rot on the stalk. It is not recommended to wash picked vegetables - you just need to put them in boxes, cover them with parchment or straw, and put them in a dark, cool place.

Video “Growing eggplants”

The video explains exactly when it is necessary to harvest eggplants.

Tell me, when can I plant eggplants? We always bought it before ready seedlings, but this year we decided to try growing our own.

Eggplant is a crop that requires the gardener to more attention. Unlike peppers and tomatoes, which develop an order of magnitude faster, the growing season is longer, and therefore the sowing time of these crops is slightly different. In addition, the little blue ones are demanding of warmth: in order for the bushes not to suffer from return frosts, it is necessary not only to wait until they pass, but also to establish a stable temperature outside warm temperature at 20 degrees Celsius - this is exactly what is needed for the seedlings to continue to actively develop and form the ovary.

At lower temperatures, plants begin to slow down in growth and may even die.

Allows you to accelerate the onset of fruiting seedling method planting, so the crop is most often grown this way.

The time when you can plant eggplants depends on three factors, namely:

• local climate;
• growing areas;
• timing of crop ripening (varietal characteristics).

Planting time depending on growing region

Since eggplants need warmth to grow and bear fruit, climatic conditions play a decisive role in determining the timing of sowing, because spring does not come everywhere at the same time. So, if in the south seeds can be planted at the end of February, then in middle lane this is the 20th of March. IN northern regions It wouldn’t hurt to wait until the beginning of April, because seedlings cannot be transplanted before June anyway.

When to plant eggplants for greenhouse cultivation and for open ground?

It is also necessary to take into account where the eggplants will be grown. In the middle zone, this heat-loving crop is planted in greenhouses, which increases the chances of getting a harvest. The soil in such specially equipped rooms warms up well somewhere in the second half of May - that’s when the finished seedlings are moved to the greenhouse. So that the seedlings have time to grow and become stronger by this time, it is worth sowing the seeds in the second half of February.

IN southern regions gardeners who decided to immediately garden bed, you should know that it will be possible to transplant seedlings no earlier than June, which means there is no need to rush with sowing. In this case, you need to plant seeds for seedlings at the end of March.

Influence of variety on planting dates

Even at the stage of purchasing seeds, you should pay attention to the fact that the ripening of fruits depends on what variety they belong to, namely:

• early ripening species are ready to eat within 3 months from the moment of planting;
• varieties with medium ripening periods will require another three weeks to achieve technical ripeness;
• But late eggplants need up to 150 days for the harvest to ripen.

On permanent place Eggplant seedlings are planted when they reach an age of approximately 45 days. The bushes will need another 10 days to adapt after transplantation, and the seeds need up to 5 days to sprout. The total is about 2 months - the ideal age of seedlings for

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Problemthe absence of ovaries may bein improper cultivation of seedlings.

Fill the pots with soil mixture, moisten and compact.Sprout the seeds and place one seed in each pot, place a 2-centimeter layer of soil on top. Compact.

Cover with film and place in a warm place.

Eggplants will sprout after 10 days at a temperature of 24 degrees. It is important that the temperature is not too high or too low. If it is more than 40 or less than 18 degrees Celsius, the seeds will die.

After germination, the seedlings are placed in a cool and bright place for a week. Then they are transferred to a warm place.

Fertilizing is carried out after the formation of a loop of seedlings.

The most likely reasons for the absence of an ovary

Why is there no ovary? Eggplant – capricious plants and may not form ovaries for several reasons:

• the land is too poor;
• the weather is cold;
• the bees did not pollinate;
• It’s hot in the greenhouse – the temperature is above 40 degrees;
• watering is carried out incorrectly;
• lacks nutrients

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Important! It is necessary to water the crop with warm water, 2 times more often than peppers, 4 times more than tomatoes. Each bush should receive 2 liters of liquid daily, and spraying must be carried out.

Solutions to the problem

There is one way to fix the problem: grow eggplants correctly.

In the northwestern and central regions of Russia, crop cultivation can only be carried out in a tall greenhouse or other structure. In open ground there is practically no chance of getting fruit.

It is better to cultivate eggplants in a greenhouse separately from other crops. Planting with tomatoes is not the best option.

The average planting time is from May 15. Before planting in the greenhouse, you should prepare the soil - it should warm up to 16 degrees. For this purpose, a couple of buckets of humus and 100 grams of mineral fertilizers are added to the soil.

There should be a gap of about 27 centimeters between plants, and between rows it should reach 55 centimeters. It is prohibited to deepen the plantings!

In a greenhouse, vegetables react painfully to temperature changes. Therefore, the first priority should be to maintain optimal temperature in the building - about 25 degrees. Incorrectly set temperature is the main reason for the absence of ovary in eggplants.

Eggplants are needed regularly water under the root. This should be done 2 times a week. It is recommended to water in the afternoon, with water that has been warmed up in the sun and has already settled.

Top dressing done once every couple of weeks.

Loosening carried out as needed.

In the greenhouse you should carry out the formation of plants. It is necessary to eliminate non-fruiting and lower branches and diseased leaves. Also worth tie up the plant. To increase the setting rate, it is recommended to shake the stems daily.

Preventive measures

Eggplants will actively set fruit if you create for them optimal conditions. However, the flowers may still fall off. Which preventive measures what to do to help the plant?

Conduct a soil analysis. The plant does not develop well in marshy, compacted, cold soils. It is necessary to select soil that is moisture-permeable and rich in organic elements.

Plants cannot be planted after nightshades– potatoes, tomatoes, physalis.

In the same place Eggplants can be grown at intervals of 3 years.

Another reason for failure is seeds. They can be infected with viruses, so zoned varieties should be planted.

Poor setting is the result of poor pollination. In view of this, you should pollinate the crop yourself. Take a brush and brush it over the yellow anthers of the flower. Next, the pollen should be applied to the stigma of another flower. It is better to use pollen from a newly opened bud.

• In a greenhouse, the plant may shed buds due to the soil drying out.The optimal air humidity is considered to be around 60%. If the soil moisture is excessive, the situation repeats itself - in this case, air access to the root system is difficult, as a result of which the flowers fall off. Therefore, it is important to water correctly! It is carried out every week, using 500 liters of water per 10 square meters. After watering, the greenhouse should be ventilated, and the next day the soil should be loosened and mulched.

• After the fruits begin to appear, an infusion of weeds is added to the soil in a ratio of 1:5. Previously, organic matter should not be used - the flowers will fall off. You cannot fertilize with fertilizers containing chlorine and its derivatives.

• If a plant drops flowers or has no ovaries, there are several reasons for this. It lacks nutrients, has an unfavorable microclimate, and is watered incorrectly. What to do? Properly care for the crop starting from the seedling stage, selecting optimal living conditions for it. published