Eggplants are not the easiest plant for growing on the household site. However, this vegetable was distributed even to our era. And about the obvious benefit you can not remind. It is best to grow eggplants from seedlings in a greenhouse, because they need a warm and sunny climate.
It will take:
eggplant seeds;
wood ash;
manganese;
eggshell;
pots for seedling;
superphosphate;
humus;
compost.
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As mentioned above, eggplants love sunny and warm air, so it is necessary to take care of the choice of a bed of bed in advance. It is better to use a greenhouse room for this. In autumn, the garden is saturated with manure or humus (about 7 kg per 1 sq. Mer). Next, potash and nitrous fertilizers are added in the spring.
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Many begin to plant seeds on seedlings in February. However, with eggplants, it is better to wait a bit. Planting plants in the greenhouse follows in May-June, in connection with this, premature seeding will cause too much growth in seedlings and poor survival rate on the garden. Seeds should be selected not old, up to 4 years old. Before boarding, they are soaked for 20 minutes in a solution of manganese (1 g per 100 ml of water), after which was washed several times. It is advisable to leave the seeds for 8-12 hours in a mixture of water and wood ash, which is insisting pre-2 days at the rate of 1 tablespoon of ashes at 0.5 liters of water. After these procedures, seeds are placed in a wet gauze for swelling for 1-2 days. The soil for seedlings is preparing a week before the landing by mixing 1 of the compost part, 2 parts of the sand and 1 part of the humidity, 50 g of superphosphate and 2 glasses of ash on the land bucket are also added to it. You can use the finished soil for seedlings from the store.
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Eggplants are very gentle plants, so they hardly tolerate transplantation. To avoid excess stresses for the plant, it is better to plant seeds immediately into individual pots. The seed is plunged into a pair of cm and the land is satisted. The pots are better to cover with the film and keep on the battery, checking once a day, before the appearance of sprouts, which takes about 7-10 days. After that, they stand out the lightest place with a cool temperature, which will help prevent excessive stretching of the stems and strengthen the root system. The best solution will be the highlighting of plants for 10-14 hours daily. Watering is carried out once in 6 days with calcined water, which is obtained by infusion of 10 egg shells on 3 liters of water for about 5 days.
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Approximately at the age of 2 months, 9-10 leaves appear in plants. This is the best time to transfer seedlings to the greenhouse. The wells are preparing for a week, there are 40 cm from each other and filled with ashes, humid and superphosphate. On the day of planting, they are spilled by a hot solution of manganese. Seedling is very hot in a warm land. Watering moderate.
Eggplant is a rather capricious plant. However, following the rules, in the middle of August you will definitely be waiting for a big harvest.
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