2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
Probably, many people grow eggplants on their plots. By the way, in the southern part of Russia they are called "blue". But these plants are far from always pleasing with their productivity, sometimes they are eaten by the Colorado potato beetle, sometimes drought pesters them, and sometimes it seems that everything is in order, but eggplants grow poorly, and the harvest is small
This means that you made a mistake somewhere that affected the plants. How can you avoid mistakes? In this article, I want to talk about common mistakes that can harm eggplants.
Planting seeds too early for seedlings
Planting seeds too early for seedlings greatly affects yields. The popular wisdom says correctly: everything has its time. And if you hurry, you can lose almost half of the crop! It has been confirmed more than once that seedlings planted in open ground at two months of age yield 60% more yield than seedlings, which are 80-85 days old. Some three or three and a half weeks, and the yield decreases significantly. Therefore, consider this factor when buying ready-made seedlings or self-planting seeds for seedlings.
Transfer and picking
Eggplant is a very delicate plant. And their root system is very delicate. When picking and transplanting into open ground, it is pretty much injured and the plant is sick. To avoid unnecessary injury and illness, try to plant seeds and purchase seedlings in peat pots and tablets to plant in the garden along with the container.
Backlight
Some beginner and sometimes experienced gardeners believe that the more light you give the plant, the better. And the seedlings will grow better and hurt less. But actually it is not. Eggplants love short daylight hours, so it is best to limit the access of light to the seedlings after 6 pm and open only by 8 am. By the way, this will help to get a harvest 12-14 days earlier than seedlings with constant illumination.
Tomatoes and eggplants in the same garden
It would seem that there is nothing wrong with that, because both of them belong to the nightshade family, which means they will feel just wonderful. Not really. Try to place them away from each other, not only when planting in open ground, but also during the period of growing seedlings. Place containers with seedlings on different windowsills. These plants oppress each other and do not feel comfortable together.
Top dressing
Often, using organic fertilizers such as manure, gardeners feel that this is enough. In fact, you need to use a balanced fertilizer that includes nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus.
Improper watering and loosening
Eggplants love loosening moisture. But incorrectly performed operations can lead to disease or death of plants. Watering should only be done with warm water, avoiding moisture on the leaves, saturating the soil well with water, but avoiding liquid stagnation. Loosening should be carried out after watering, only superficially, 2-3 centimeters deep, otherwise the closely spaced eggplant roots can be damaged.
Refusal to remove unnecessary twigs and diseased leaves
This also leads to a decrease in yield, disease of the plant and fruits, as well as the death of the eggplant bush. No more than 5 shoots should be left on the plant, cut off the rest mercilessly. Do the same with diseased and dried leaves.
Wrong harvest
Many simply break off the fruit, injuring the plant. Through this scrapping, an infection can enter the plant and destroy it. Try to use garden shears or pruning shears when picking eggplants.
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