For open ground, there are many varieties of eggplant that can withstand short-term cooling and temperature changes. The fruit ripening period is short, the varieties are resistant to diseases.
Popular eggplant varieties
The most successful varieties include:
- Bourgeois f1,
- epic f1,
- Faith,
- Valentine,
- Destan f1.
You can also turn your attention to the varieties Helios, Bibo f1, Almaz and others.
It is necessary to take into account the climatic features of the region. Many varieties have a ripening time of 100 days. Seeds for seedlings should be planted at the end of March.
Features of preparation
Before sowing seeds for seedlings, they are germinated. It is important to carry out disinfection - immersion in a manganese solution for 15 minutes. You can put the seeds after processing on a piece of gauze or cloth and moisten the material with warm water. The damp cloth containing the seeds is then dipped into a plastic bag, which must be tied tightly. The package is placed in a warm place and waiting for sprouts.
Eggplants have a strong root system. Seeds for seedlings are best planted immediately in separate containers for a couple of seeds. You can use peat tablets or pots.
The earth should be light and loose. You can cook it on your own by mixing the earth from the garden with peat. River sand and organic matter are added there, if desired.
Growth and development of seedlings
Containers with germinated seed should be covered with glass or film and kept warm. After the appearance of sprouts, the containers are placed in illuminated places. If there is not enough light, then fluorescent lamps can be used.
Watering eggplant seedlings is carried out at the beginning of cultivation. The average frequency is 1 or 2 times a week. Moisturizing the soil in the future is carried out more often.
Seedlings can stretch if they do not have enough light. To prevent this, you need to use foil or mirrors around the perimeter of the surface where the seedling containers are located.
Plants are fertilized once every 14 days. Mineral complexes with nitrogen serve as top dressing. They help stimulate growth and increase green mass.
At the time of planting in open ground, plants should have at least five leaves. The age of seedlings ready for planting is from 30 to 70 days.
The soil after planting should be similar in composition to the one in which the plants grew. It can be flavored with organic compounds. Top dressing is often compost, which has rotted well.
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