Why Isn't The Eggplant Harvest Happy?

2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38

It's no secret that eggplants are very whimsical and prefer to grow exclusively in warmth. However, this does not mean that they will not be able to grow in the conditions of the middle lane, the main thing is to know what kind of care they need. If the eggplant harvest is still not happy, it is important to try to understand the reasons for this situation and do everything possible to eliminate it as soon as possible. Why, after all, the harvest may not meet our expectations?

Damage to roots during picking of seedlings

Eggplants are extremely negative about picking - if they do not die, then at least they begin to grow much worse. This happens especially often in the case of damage to the roots - the development of disturbed seedlings in this case can pause for a good week, or even two. So it's best to try to plant the eggplant seeds in separate containers right away. And then it will be much easier to transplant them into open ground, moving them into the holes immediately with earthen clods.

Illiterate supplementary lighting of growing seedlings

Excessively long daylight hours are not required for adequate growth of eggplant seedlings, so you should not overdo it with supplementary lighting either - it is quite enough to spend ten to twelve hours a day on this event.

Transplanting into cold soil

Since eggplants are very thermophilic, it is definitely not worth hoping for their full growth in cold soil. To prevent the roots from overcooling, it is best to plant seedlings in the beds after the soil temperature reaches twenty degrees. As for the heat, this culture tolerates it much better, however, in this case it will need good regular watering.

Flower development in the shade

As soon as the eggplants begin to release buds, you need to start making sure that the sun's rays always fall on them - the buds developing in the shade often fall off. For the same reason, it is important to try to remove leaves that create additional shading from eggplants in a timely manner.

Lack of light when growing in the beds

Large eggplant leaves often shade each other, so if possible, it will not hurt to supplement them from below. To do this, you can simply cover the soil with reflective materials such as foil or strong white film.

Low air temperature

The ideal temperature for the full development of eggplant is considered to be the range from twenty-five to twenty-eight degrees. So if the climate is not conducive to growing them outdoors, it is best to start growing this crop in greenhouses. If the air temperature drops below eighteen degrees, eggplants not only will not form buds, but may even begin to shed newly formed ovaries.

Excessive stuffiness in greenhouses

Excessive stuffiness most often leads to increased air humidity, and in this situation, growing eggplants can attack aphids or they can simply get sick. Another possible nuisance is the clumping of pollen, and in this case, the fruits simply will not be tied! So systematic ventilation is vital for adequate eggplant development!

Drafts in greenhouses

Eggplants are also harmed by constant drafts. Accordingly, when airing greenhouses, it is important to try to prevent drafts. That is, the doors and vents should be opened at the same time only on one side of the greenhouse!

Sawdust mulching

The soil on which the eggplants grow is highly undesirable to mulch with sawdust. In this case, the foliage may begin to turn yellow, and the fruits may stop tying. It is especially dangerous to mulch eggplants with freshly harvested coniferous sawdust, since this almost always inevitably entails acidification of the soil, moreover, various resinous compounds begin to be released into the soil, which adversely affect the development of the root system. In some cases, it makes sense to add sawdust to the soil so that it becomes more moisture-absorbing and rather loose, but for these purposes it is necessary to take only rotted sawdust that is unable to harm the eggplant plantings.

And an overabundance or lack of fertilizers and improper watering, especially watering on the leaves, often entailing all kinds of fungal ailments, can lead to a decrease in the eggplant yield. So in order to normalize eggplant yields, it is very important to try to avoid these annoying mistakes!