Селекционный сорт, пользующийся немалым спросом - This is an eggplant "Bibo" F1. Reviews, left by gardeners, and notes about eggplants on the forums talk about effeminacy and insecurity of plants. But the beneficial qualities that eggplants possess make them popular in cooking and dietetics. This is a unique vegetable that helps get rid of many diseases.
Many people know about blue eggplants, but the variety of these vegetables includes white, pink, purple, and purple, and even striped fruits.
Today we talk about the variety of plants, of whichYou can get a real white eggplant - "Bibo" F1. Reviews of these plants confirm the laboriousness of the work to be done in order to grow a kilogram “miracle” in my garden. But the result is worth it.
How to choose an eggplant?
Choosing varieties of eggplant, stop atthose with the highest yields and resistance to negative factors. Eggplant "Bibo" F1 (reviews confirm this) refers to a group of plants that are resistant to stress and disease.
Eggplant "Bibo": a brief description
Eggplant "Bibo" are characterized by earlyripeness, high yield and disease resistance. This plant is an open type. The internodes are short, which contributes to the formation of a larger number of ovaries. Up to 15 (sometimes more) fruits of equal size and oval-conical shape with a mass of 400-450 grams can form on one bush. Outside, the fruits of eggplants are covered with smooth and shiny white skin, inside - white flesh. This product is ideal for home cooking.
There are several dozen varieties of these vegetables.Blue and white - the best varieties of eggplant for open ground. Plants feel good in a warm, dry climate, in a non-shaded area. The access of light and heat is the main condition for the normal development and fruiting of eggplants.
How to grow eggplants?
The main condition for successful cultivation is heat,not only in the early stages of development, but also during the whole vegetation period. "Bibo" - white eggplant. This variety actively grows and develops at a temperature of + 22 / + 24 degrees Celsius, which is considered optimal.
Interesting! At elevated air temperatures (already at +28aboutC) there is a massive shedding of ovaries and flowers.
Eggplants should be planted at the time whenair temperature exceeds +20, and daylight lasts at least 12 hours. Remember that the plant does not tolerate shading - planting it in a shady corner or under the canopy of tall trees, do not hope for a good harvest.
In case of planting eggplants in a shaded place inblooming is observed during the flowering period, sometimes the ovaries fall off. Dense soil is also not suitable for growing such a crop: the ground must be loose and rich in oxygen for the root system to receive enough air and minerals.
If you pick the wrong place for plantingseedlings, the normal process of nutrition of vegetable crops is disturbed, and their growth stops. Eggplant "Bibo" F1, which should be watered systematically, is demanding of soil moisture. Even short-term drying leads to the fall of flowers, ovaries, buds, lower leaves.
Outdoors and in greenhouse conditions canplant eggplants "Bibo" F1. Cultivation and maintenance are carried out depending on the type of planting. Recommend planting plants in a seedling way. Gardeners note that this approach can significantly accelerate the development and fruiting, to increase the level of yield.
When is the best time to plant eggplant seeds?
In the first decade of February, seeds are sown.Eggplant "Bibo" F1 reacts negatively to any damage or careless attitude to the seedlings. Therefore, replanting it from the cups on the open ground, you need to be extremely careful, otherwise the plant will die.
When to plant seedlings?
When the soil warms up well, plant a Bibo F1 eggplant. Landing time - 2-4th week of May (as weather conditions allow).
Important! If after landing on the garden the air temperature drops sharply below 15aboutWith, there is a risk of abscission of flowers, buds.
Seedlings are planted in rows.The distance between adjacent plants should be up to 60 cm, between rows - 55-75 cm. Each plant is placed in an excavated and well-moistened well. Taking the seedlings out of the cup, they place them in the hole, not shaking the ground from the roots, this can damage them, and the seedlings will not be accepted.
Features of planting
Try to plant the plants, placing themrooted to the south. So they will warm up well with the sun, and the heat accumulated all day will be enough to warm the root system at night. After transplanting, the well is watered again and mulched with dry soil.
Features care for eggplant
"Bibo" - the best varieties of eggplant for open ground. The rules for caring for plants during the growing season are as follows:
- regularly loosen the soil between the rows: after each watering or rain (“dry watering”);
- It is recommended to constantly weed the weeds in rows with eggplants;
- plants need additional feeding;
- need to protect the culture from pests and diseases.
"Dry watering" helps to keep the soil in a bed of loose (enriched with oxygen) and moist.
Important! Make sure that when loosening the rootsremained intact. The slightest damage - and the plant will die. Therefore, it is recommended to loosen the soil in between rows by a depth of only 7-9 cm, and with the onset of the period of fruit formation - a little deeper, up to 15 cm.
Eggplant is a plant that always suffers fromlack of moisture. The period of flowering and fruit formation is the time when the culture needs watering the most. It is impossible to allow even a short-term drought. But everything should be in moderation. Excess moisture for eggplant is also harmful. Both dry and too wet soil can lead to falling off of flowers and ovaries.
There is no need to pinch, but sometimes the bushes need to be tied up. It is necessary to feed the plants every 2 weeks. Do not forget to remove yellowed leaves.
Fruiting and Yield
Vegetable gardeners such as eggplant, gardeners are called long-liver. Technical ripeness of the fruits occurs on the 20-23rd week after germination.
It is important to clean the ripe eggplant fruit on time. This contributes to the more rapid development of new ovaries.
Eggplant protection from pests
Young and fragile seedlings at firsthypersensitive not only to the effects of natural factors, but also to the negative effects of insect pests. Colorado beetles that take an active interest in this culture can destroy immature plants. These insects, having found solanaceous plants in their habitat zone, willingly devour everything that is above the level of the soil.
Gardeners in their reviews acquaint readers withanother enemy of eggplants - a bug that does not squeamish the leaves of the plant, although not as voracious as the Colorado potato beetle. Therefore, like other garden crops, eggplants require special protection against insect pests and diseases common among the plants of the nightshade family.
Eggplant processing
For plants with ripening fruits useChemical protection is not recommended. The treatment is carried out before disembarking at a permanent place of growth. It is recommended to spray the seedlings with the Prestige solution, applying the same dosage as for the potato. Plants treated with this method lose their attractiveness for pests.
Reviews of eggplants variety "Bibo"
Gardeners admit that their search for the brandwhich is ideal for growing in a temperate climate, did not stop until they tried to grow the Bibo eggplant f1 in their garden bed. Reviews of this vegetable culture indicate that the choice of this particular variety is successful, despite the fastidiousness in the care.
The summer residents confirm that neither steady "Epic",neither the modest "Rotonda" nor the luxurious "Helios" compare with the hybrid variety "Bibo". Thanks to him, many have learned how to cook healthy and tasty food. Every summer resident who planted eggplants in a garden once, now always buys only seeds of this variety and grows with pleasure eggplants “Bibo” F1, the yield of which is surprising.
Из баклажанов «Бибо» получаются настоящие culinary masterpieces that taste similar to mushroom dishes. Eggplant meatballs, saute, eggplant caviar - this is something that can not be abandoned, growing on the garden such a culture.
"Bibo" - an interesting hybrid variety of eggplants.This member of the nightshade family is very popular with those who appreciate healthy food. People who have tried to grow white eggplant (a variety of hybrid origin) in their garden once, and later still prepare them, will no longer be able to abandon the fruits of this plant. That is why, despite all his fastidiousness and exactingness in care, for many summer residents eggplant is a favorite crop in the garden.
We hope that our excursion on the topic and your knowledge of the field of horticulture and gardening will help you to become a true expert in growing eggplants.
