Many summer residents with experience can confidently say that growing eggplant seedlings with one's own hand is a business that, unfortunately, will not be brought to an end. Problems arise differently: then the seeds will not rise, then, even without having had time to grow normally, seedlings immediately die. Here is a capricious plant! In fact, you can achieve success in this matter, but it will take a lot of effort. Secrets of obtaining strong and healthy seedlings of this vegetable culture are many. But we will touch upon one important aspect, namely, when planting eggplants on seedlings.
When you need to sow an eggplant on a seedling - consider the climate
It's no secret that the guarantee of the harvest is a good and strong seedling. To grow it right and to the date, it is important to guess with the seeds sowing. True, it is impossible to name a specific date, which guarantees the germination of seeds and the perfect development of seedlings. You have to take into account some nuances and calculate yourself. But some tips still help to solve an important point when you need to sow the seeds of aubergine on seedlings.
A lot of nuances. For example, first of all, take into account the peculiarities of the local climate. The earlier in your region the heat comes, so, accordingly, the planting of seedlings in the open ground occurs. It is logical that planting seeds for seedlings for warm areas can be made early. If to talk about the month in which to plant eggplants on seedlings, it is optimal to do this in the middle of February. For more severe regions (for example, the middle band), the onset of warm days and nights is characteristic later. In order not to lose time, it is better not to hurry and transfer the landing of the "blue" seeds to March, to be exact, its first half.
Planting the seeds of aubergine on seedlings - we take into account the variety
An important factor in determining the timing of planting aubergines for seedlings is the characteristics of the variety that you intend to grow on your beds. Note that from the time of the appearance of gatherings to the ripening of fruits in early plant varieties, about 90-105 days pass. For middle-ripening varieties, this period takes about 105-130 days. For late varieties of eggplant, a period of 131-150 days is typical, in some cases even more.
If we talk about when to plant eggplants in seedlings in February, it is not difficult to calculate. For example, if you want to get the first harvest already in the middle-end of June, the early variety of aubergine, which ripens for about 100 days, must be sown already in early February.
Growing a seedlings of aubergine - where to plant?
Another important nuance is where the "redeployment" of the seedlings will then take place. As a rule, from the time of sowing to transplanting young plants to a new location, it should take approximately 50-60 days. If you plan to send the seedlings to the open ground, plan the sowing in the first weeks of March.
For those gardeners who are engaged in growing vegetables in greenhouses, it is worth recommending that you plant seeds of eggplant in mid-February. Do not forget that if there is not enough light for the seedlings, in the last month of winter
Sowing eggplant for seedlings - lunar calendar
If the approximate timeframe has already been selected by you, we recommend that you decide on a specific date. The moon calendar will help you in this. It has long been known that the phases of the growth and decrease of the Earth's satellite affect the growth and development of the flora. And these days are different for different plant species. Accounting for this factor, perhaps, will help you gain a small, but still a victory in growing seedlings seedlings from the seeds themselves.