Eggplant is a delicious and healthy vegetable, the taste of which is familiar to everyone from childhood. But blue can be even tastier if they are grown in their garden! This article will be useful to those who plan to grow eggplants in the open. From it the reader learns how to choose the right place for planting, will be able to find useful recommendations that will help to get a rich harvest of these vegetables. To all lovers of "caviar overseas, eggplant" is dedicated!
The choice of variety and the place for planting seedlings
To begin with, you should decide on the aubergine variety, which is best suited for growing outdoors. Among their vast diversity, the unconditional leaders are the blue "Alekseevsky", "Robin Hood" and "Almaz". For lovers of large eggplants it is better to grow a variety of "Robin Hood", its fruits reach 300 or more grams. Gourmets, who do not tolerate the slight bitterness, inherent in these vegetables, it is better to plant "Alekseevsky". They grow to 150-180 grams, are famous for their snow-white flesh and delicate taste. The most common variety among all of these is the blue "Almaz". It is this variety that gives record yields, and its small fruits (100-150 grams) are ideal for canning.
The next stage is the choice of a place for planting, it should be thoroughly weeded, or better - a pre-treated herbicide. The best aubergines grow on sheltered from strong winds sunny places. The best predecessors for this culture are greenery, any legumes, cucumbers or root crops, except potatoes. But from the site where pepper, tomatoes or tobacco grew last year, it is unlikely to wait for a good harvest.
Landing and top dressing
Eggplant dressing in the open ground is better to start before planting. For this, one square meter of urea, potassium and superphosphate should be added to each square meter. It is also recommended to spill one more glass of wood ash in the area. After applying the fertilizers listed above, the soil should be dug to a depth of 20-40 centimeters. Further we form crests in height of 30-35 centimeters with rows between 30-40 centimeters. After this, it is recommended to shed the combs with a solution of "Humate", based on a tablespoon per 4 liters of water. If before the planting of eggplant in the ground, perform the above manipulations, then the chances of a high yield are significantly increased.
Plant aubergines in the soil according to the following scheme: 40x40 centimeters, 2-3 plants per 1 hole. To eggplants after landing in the ground started faster and less "sick", it is best to do it in the evening. The branches of seedlings of blue are very fragile, so there is nothing to do without a garter. To do this, take a meter long pegs, stick them into the ground at 40 centimeters. Tie the plants should be very carefully, so as not to damage the tender young shoots. Sprinkle seedlings should be at least once in 5-6 days, if the weather is dry and hot, then this can be done more often. On the second day after watering it is necessary to loosen the ground with a fork around
That the bush of blue was compact and strong, it is necessary to pinch its top when seedlings will grow up to 35-40 centimeters. Thus, we remove the top of all eggplants that we grow in the open ground. After that, the lower shoots will be stronger, and on them much more ovaries will form, and, hence, fruits.
In the period of vegetative growth and flowering we alternate irrigation with fertilizers "Agricola Vegeta" and "Effeton". If everything is done, as described in this material, the result in autumn will be an excellent harvest of delicious eggplants grown by their own hands!