Distant ancestors of eggplant can be found andtoday in the Middle East and in India, where they grow in the wild. Eggplant began to grow and reclaim more than 1600 years ago. The Arabs brought the berry to Africa, and then (already in the 19th century) the Europeans learned how to plant eggplants, grow and take care of them.
The eggplant is called a berry because it belongs toto the Solanum family, a species of herbaceous perennial plants. It contains a lot of potassium salts, so in the East it is known as a "vegetable of longevity". If you regularly eat it, it has a positive effect on the heart, it splits the saturated fats well, maintains the acid-base and salt balance at the proper level. Eggplants help with gout, kidney disease, disorders in the gastrointestinal tract.
How to plant aubergines?
First, we plant them on seedlings.Today, seeds are often sold as pickled, but if you do not have such seeds or you harvest them on your own, then etch them in a weak solution of potassium permanganate, followed by drying. You can soak in a solution of aloe juice, this will increase the germination of seeds. A pair of aloe leaves, cut from the plant, hold the day in the fridge, then you need to squeeze the juice and dilute in a 1: 1 ratio with water. In this mixture, soak for 24 hours seeds, and then put on a saucer with a cloth, moisturize two days. They will proklyutsya and give good shoots.
The vegetative period of aubergines is sufficientlong, up to 120 days, so you need to know when to plant the eggplant to harvest. Plant them in advance, otherwise late in the summer you can not wait for the fruit. The land from the shopping bags will suit them, and if you are preparing the soil for sowing, it should be light, with the addition of wood ash and superphosphate (on a tablespoon). To the top of the boxes leave a centimeter of free space, so that the soil does not wash out when watering. It is better, if necessary, to fill the earth.
How to plant aubergines, if you do not have boxes withsoil, and sowing pots (peat)? In this case, harvest the soil immediately in the required amount, and then lay it on pots, putting two or three seeds at once. Then it will be possible to remove unnecessary seedlings or to set them off when diving. Picks to produce when two well-developed leaves appear. They are also called real, unlike the first, cotyledons. Before they transplant, do not forget to shed well, after the transplant, also pour abundantly, and then only after the fifth day, renew irrigation once every five to six days. In the ground during transplantation, the plant must be immersed to the first two (cotyledonous) leaves.
Seedlings should be in a sunny place, and you needWatch out so that it is not cold on the window. Add them lighting in cloudy weather, and also extend the light day to 10 hours. You should water the eggplants only with warm water, as in growing seedlings, and during the entire time of their growth. Having learned how to plant eggplants on seedlings, you need to remember how to grow them properly.
Watch for the color and growth of plants.If growth has stopped, and the leaves have become pale green, then they lack nutrients. For fertilizing you can use mullein. For 5 liters of water, take half a teaspoon of urea and half a glass of Mullein. Or use store top dressing, instructions with a detailed description of the application are on the package. If possible, use wood ash to spill onto the soil.
When the weather is warm, the seedlings can beplanted in the ground, covering the plants with a film (on the arc), let it remain for the entire period of cultivation. The film can be lifted in the heat. Now that you know how to sow eggplants and take care of them, you can safely get down to business so that by the end of summer you will get a rich harvest.
