It is not enough to grow eggplant and get a good harvest. On the way to this gardeners waiting for a lot of tests.
When growing seedlings there is a risk of losing everything, twisting the leaves - this is the danger that lies in wait for you to grow this healthy vegetable.
Read more about the reasons for its appearance and methods of dealing with it in our article.
Appearance of curled leaves
An inexperienced person will immediately be enough hard to determinethat his eggplant seedlings began twisting leaves.
Therefore, you should definitely pay close attention and take action after the first suspicious signs. From the very beginning, the leaves begin to lighten slightly, this is the first obvious sign of the disease. After that, we must begin to find out the cause and take action.
Then they begin to tear light gray spots and dry out. Further, the sheet curls. This happens by folding the leaf from its ends to the center. Then the leaves dry out completely and fall off. In order not to bring to this stage, it is better to take action at the very first signs of the disease.
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Why do eggplant seedlings curl leaves?
There are several reasons for twisting the leaves of seedlings of eggplant. But by and large they can be divided into two groups: mechanical and the reasons pest-related.
One of the reasons for the first group is wrong watering mode, it must be adjusted, also pay attention to the quality of the water itself. It should not be a lot of potassium.
The second reason is: lack of light, it can also cause the first leaves to curl. But it is also impossible to put young shoots in the open sunlight, there is a risk of seedlings getting burned, light should be diffused and moderate.
If water flow is insufficient, it can cause root rot. This disease is called blackleg, it also causes the cotyledon leaves to curl.
Too tight fit or in other words, thickening causes a lack of minerals and, as a result, the leaves begin to change shape.
These are reasons related to care and external conditions, but there are other reasons.
Among the reasons there are not only mechanical, that is associated with improper care, but also caused by malicious insects.
Pests such as the leaflet, aphid, spider mite, thrips, whitefly cause irreparable damage to the seedlings and cause twisting.
Control measures
If the leaves of seedlings become lighter, then you need to carefully examine the leaves. Better use a flashlight. Thus, you can find spider mite, it is the main enemy for young eggplants. Here without household chemicals can not do.
In order not to injure the young plant with chemicals better to do a soap solution. To do this, you need to make a solution and gently wipe all the leaves. It will not bring harm to seedlings, but for a pest the environment for life will become unbearable.
Soap is best to use the economic, the simplest.
The same soap solution can be effective in the fight against aphids. Its appearance can also cause twisting. If the cause of such a disease was a leaf maker, then the use of pesticides is indispensable.
It will also not be superfluous fertilizer containing phosphorus. It is very important to find the balance of the density of the soil, it is necessary that the water does not stagnate at the bottom, but it also does not pass without stopping, washing out all the substances useful in the soil.
If the soil is too loose, then it should be compacted, but at the same time you can not overdo it, making it too dense, in this case, the water will stagnate and will have to conduct additional loosening.
In case the soil is too salty or acidic, then in this case, enhanced watering with boiled filtered water will help.
Thus, all excess salts will be washed and the earth will acquire a neutral composition.
Growing eggplant seedlings is troublesome. It is necessary to take into account many factors that can affect its growth.
Eggplant is generally quite a capricious plant and requires some experience. So, be patient, and good luck will not leave you, good luck and delicious eggplants.
So, we found out why the leaves are curling around the eggplant seedlings, what to do and how to save it?
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, in Siberia and the Moscow region.
- Councils for the preparation of seeds before sowing, the correct feeding and picking of young saplings.
