Growing and caring for aubergines (Voronezh region)
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Eggplant cultivation in the Voronezh region
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I found a common language with tomatoes, cucumbers and other vegetables very necessary in the garden for a long time, but I still could not decide to plant eggplants until recently, although everyone in our family loves dishes from them. And all because listening to other gardeners is one thing with this culture. So I did not want to give myself unnecessary trouble, which are already quite a lot during the summer season. But no wonder they say that curiosity is the engine of progress.
And a couple of years ago I still decided to try to grow this wise vegetable.
I chose the most popular varieties: Diamond and Black Beauty. And also bought the seeds of a hybrid Bibo P - I really liked his unusual white fruit shown on the packaging.
All the planting material pre-aged 20-30 minutes in a strong solution of potassium permanganate, and then for two more days I kept a moistened piece of gauze dipped in a solution of liquid organomineral fertilizer, which I prepared strictly according to the instructions (this was always the case with tomato and pepper seeds). And only after that he planted one seed in separate plastic (400 g) glasses from sour cream, filled with purchased soil for solanaceous cultures.
I chose a container of such a volume and such a method of planting because I decided to do without further picking - after all, seedlings very painfully tolerate such manipulation and react very sharply even to the slightest damage to the roots.
Shoots, oddly enough, appeared quite quickly. They looked after them as they did for seedlings of other vegetable crops: they illuminated the daylight lamps on cloudy days, watered them in the mornings and evenings, fed them twice with complex fertilizer. A
about two weeks before landing in the ground, he spent hardening, taking plants to the loggia and accustoming them to direct sunlight and fresh air. Seedlings turned out to be good - with dark green leaves and strong stems.
See also: Aubergine seedlings - planting and growing at home
Delicious "accordion"
I planted it on a previously fertilized humus patch, made on a sunny spot, protected from the north by a lush hydrangea bush. Plants placed in a staggered manner, keeping the distance between them 30-40 see. At the same time, on the advice of a neighbor, I first turned upside down each glass, dipped the above-ground part of the sprout in a bucket with insecticide solution, from the Colorado beetle, and only then carefully passed the earth well, fell asleep with soil and watered abundantly.
Looking ahead, I will say that I really did not notice the bugs during the season, they began to appear already at the end of summer, when I dug out all the potatoes.
I heard that eggplant after transplanting into the ground takes root for a long time. However, my seedlings, oddly enough, woke up quickly, and by the next weekend I found on her new young leaves. The plants grew well and did not cause me any problems. However, at some point I noticed that the bushes had become too lush. And then it dawned on me! After all, eggplants, like tomatoes, belong to the nightshade family, which means that they must be stepsoned. Time was lost - numerous stepsons grew from the axils of the leaves, some of which reached more than 15 cm in length.
DHo I still made up my mind and broke everything off without regret, leaving two or three of the strongest and strongest side shoots. This procedure was carried out at a time in all the bushes, and at the same time he cut out all the leaves that touched the ground.
Eggplants had already blossomed up to this point, and I was prepared for the same whims of these supposedly unmarried women, which must have followed after such a merciless haircut. Planting abundantly watered and for a week again
left for the city. However, the next weekend, arriving at the cottage, I was incredibly surprised. All the bushes looked beautiful, I did not find signs of a depressed state on any of them. Moreover, after a couple of weeks the eggplants altered altogether - the bushes became very strong, spreading, with large dark green leaves, a huge number of fruits were tied.
But some strange thing happened to them. Based on the descriptions of each of the varieties, I expected to get the fruits of the classical form - elongated-oval.
However, I only happened to observe this on the Bebo bushes and on the only bush of the Black Beauty. The rest were completely hung with bizarre "harmonica": very large fruits, in shape resembling huge ribbed tomatoes. Either it was an ordinary reassortment in packs with seeds, or my eggplant decided to play a trick on me in honor of our first meeting ...
However, the quality of the fruit was excellent! One such "accordion" was enough to prepare a dish for our whole family (besides, there were very few seeds in them).
See also: White eggplants (photo) - varieties and cultivation
Next year, without any fear, I took on eggplant. This time the fruits have grown in a classical form. Again, this culture did not give me any trouble, giving a generous harvest. And I introduced my innovation in the process of its cultivation: in the aisles and along the perimeter of the bed, densely sown dwarf marigolds and calendula densely sowed. So, I did not have to cultivate seedlings with chemistry against colorado, and I got environmentally friendly vegetables.
I must say that for all these two years I've been trying to understand why the villagers frighten each other with eggplants, and so they could not figure it out. In my opinion, in comparison with the same tomatoes, they were much more accommodating!
And therefore I want to dispel the doubts of those summer residents who are still hesitant to plant them on their plot. With the most ordinary care, the aubergines will certainly be pleased with the excellent harvest. And after that, for sure already on an ongoing basis will take the most honorable place in the garden.
© Author: Igor Valerevich. Voronezh
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