Growing eggplants in the suburban area is not very difficult, many gardeners managed to make sure of it, try it yourself.
Now there are varieties and hybrids that will make this task not just feasible, but easy. More in our article.
When to sow eggplants on seedlings in the suburbs?
The timing of sowing eggplant for seedlings in the suburbs. Do this only in heated greenhouses or home conditions. Seedlings should be planted at the end of March., does not follow later. In mid-late May, when the threat of frost has passed, you can land in unprotected soil, before this long-awaited and very crucial moment passes 80-90 days.
In open ground, eggplant seedlings will have time to grow and bear fruit before the onset of cold weather. The following hybrids are suitable for this: Giselle, Market King, King of the North Swan Lake.
Buying the seeds of these plants, you can not be afraid for the harvest. But you need to pay attention to the quality of seed and shelf life. Read more about seed preparation before sowing.
When growing seedlings in their own area, summer residents will face many difficulties, this is probably the most important stage in the cultivation of this crop. Falling, stretching and yellowing of seedlings - this is not a complete list of the difficulties that will have to be faced when growing it.
To avoid problems at the most important stage, strictly follow the lighting mode, seedlings love light, temperature and watering. You also need to monitor insect pests that can cause irreparable harm to young plants.
Tanks for growing seedlings need special training, they should be treated with an antiseptic solution. To make the root system feel good, they need to be spacious.
Landing in open ground
When to plant eggplant seedlings in the suburbs? The best time to land in open ground - the end of Maywhen guaranteed to avoid the threat of frost, including return. For planting in open ground medium and early ripening varieties recommended.
The soilwhere are you going to plant seedlings must contain a lot of organic matter and be of neutral composition. To reduce the acidity, you can use chalk or dolomite flour, both products are good and effective and most importantly safe, since they are completely natural.
By mechanical qualities loose and loamy soils are best suited. Therefore, it is better to prepare it before landing. To do this, take the sand at the rate of one bucket per square. m. of land. You can add rotted sawdust. Then dig up everything and how to loosen it. Areas where potatoes grew in the past season are not recommended for planting eggplants.
For cultivation in unprotected soil should choose a lighted place, preferably without shadow and drafts.
To create optimal conditions, use the following planting pattern: between seedlings of 40-50 cm and 50-60 cm between rows.
This method of planting does not give a strong thickening and there will be enough light for all plants, this is especially important in the conditions of the summer near Moscow, which is not always pleasing with heat. After planting in open ground, young shoots at first should be protected, especially at night, with a covering material. After the young shoots are strengthened, night protection can be removed.
How to grow eggplants in the open field in the suburbs?
To get a good harvest in the Moscow region, it is necessary to make some effort. In addition to the not always favorable weather conditions for gardeners, another danger lurks - these are harmful insects.
ATTENTION! The plant may be attacked by a spider mite, Colorado potato beetle, and other pests that eat suckeries.
With aphids, spider mites and thrips can be fought by washing them with soapy water, but it will be more effective use the drug "Confidor" and "Barrier". From the Colorado potato beetle effectively take the tool "Prestige" or collected manually.
Since the seedlings are still grown in greenhouses, she, among other things, faces a greenhouse whitefly, for many years the drug Confidor has been successfully used against her.
Most modern varieties and hybrids of eggplant, especially for middle and northern latitudes, have a very high resistance to diseases, including fungal.
But this does not mean that amateur gardeners can relax, you should not forget about prevention.
Timely watering, abundant, but not very frequent, good lighting and low planting density - This is the first step to healthy plants. But on the site is anything, including plant diseases. If your planting was affected by root rot, watering should be reduced.
Blackleg - It is an incurable disease that threatens to move to neighboring bushes. To avoid this, the affected bushes are removed, and the places where they grew, are treated with a disinfecting solution. Unfortunately, but only such radical measures can prevent the spread of the disease to the rest of the landing.
Features of watering and feeding
Feeding should be carried out 3-4 times per season.. It is better to use complex fertilizers. To do this, suitable tools such as "Health", "Kemira-hydro" and "Kemira-combi."
In addition, to ensure the eggplant bushes with micronutrients, feed for 25-30 days with such preparations as Zircon + and Tsitovit. This will fully satisfy the needs of the plant in all the necessary substances.
Eggplant Bushes need a garter, and its branches must be strengthened with supports, since the fruits are quite large, which can cause them to be broken off.
When a plant reaches 30-45 cm in height, its can pinch, leaving no more than 6 ovaries.
Even a novice gardener can grow eggplants in the open field in the middle zone of the Moscow region. It is only necessary to follow simple rules in the care of seedlings and adult bushes. Good luck and rich harvests.
So, we figured out how to grow eggplants in the suburbs and gave approximate terms of planting seeds for seedlings.
Useful materials
Read other articles about growing and caring for eggplant seedlings:
- Different methods of cultivation: in peat tablets, in a snail and even on toilet paper.
- All features of sowing according to the lunar calendar.
- Golden rules for growing from seed.
- Features of cultivation in different regions of Russia: in the Urals and Siberia.
- How to conduct a pick?
