Eggplant -  an unusual vegetable that needs careful and regular care. If you do not follow the basic rules of care and cultivation, the plant will not bear fruit. Many people ask why eggplants are not tied in the garden and in the greenhouse? Let's figure it out.

Reasons for the lack of ovary

1. Eggplants do not like moist air, but they are very positive about moist soil.
2. Planting seedlings in a greenhouse should be carried out when the temperature reaches more than 18 degrees in it.
3. Many experienced vegetable growers recommend walking in the morning and shaking branches with flowers in order to spread pollen to other flowers.
4. Also the reason for the lack of ovary is too high a temperature above 32 degrees.
5. Beware of the Colorado potato beetle and aphids, as they are dangerous pests and can adversely affect the development of the plant.
6. Use only quality and proven seedlings. To get a good crop, you always need to purchase only the best planting material. Ask your friends or experienced sellers for advice.

How to solve the problem of not tying eggplant

Vegetable growth

For the germination of seeds, as well as the development of sprouts, the plant will need about 60 days. During this period, it is important to monitor the soil so that it is warm enough, as well as humidity. If the temperature is less than 16 degrees, then it is more likely that the seeds will not give any effect. The ideal temperature is considered to be 23-28 degrees.

Excess nitrogen

If the soil contains a huge concentration of nitrogen, then the vegetable will try to drop buds and flowers. Potassium and phosphorus, which must be introduced into the soil, can solve this problem. Also, many summer residents use ash, which helps plants cope with an abundance of nitrogen.

Wrong watering

Some people are used to watering eggplant according to the principle of pepper pepper. This is wrong, eggplant should be watered rarely, but plentifully. It is important that when watering the earth is moistened to a distance of 35-55 cm. Often it is not recommended to water, as this can cause the absence of ovaries.

Eggplant Feeding

After planting, wait a few weeks and give the plant the first top dressing. This period is excellent, and the plant quickly absorbs all the necessary nutrients. If the fruit has not yet been observed, then you can use complex mineral top dressing with trace elements (about 2-3 tablespoons per bucket of water).

If the plant begins to bear fruit, then nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers can be used. It is also not recommended to often use organic fertilizers, it is best to alternate them with mineral ones.

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Not enough light

The plant needs sun, so try to choose a not too shaded area. In addition, it is important to take into account the fact that eggplant grows and will gradually take the necessary amount of light from each other. To prevent this from happening, it is recommended to form landings using a pruner.

Why peppers and eggplant buds fall off - video

In horticulture, it often happens that during flowering, a crop such as eggplant simply does not set. Meanwhile, plants before that could perfectly develop and grow. But to the factors that could lead to the emergence of this problem, many different reasons can be added. And they are mostly confined to illiterate care of a vegetable crop. This often happens when growing plants in a greenhouse.

Reasons for the lack of ovaries

Eggplant is considered a rather whimsical crop, which is why the plant should be provided with all the necessary conditions for growth and development, while adverse conditions should also be excluded.

There can be many reasons why there are no ovaries in eggplant.

• The landing site is not selected correctly. When plants are planted close to each other, a shadow is created, and this is considered a direct threat, since the shadow can adversely affect the formation of ovaries. Therefore, planting cannot be carried out near trees or tall crops.
• The temperature conditions are not suitable. For excellent growth, the optimum temperature is considered to be 25 ° -27 ° C. Development stops at 15 ° -18 ° C. At a set point of 32 ° C and above, the eggplant fruits simply will not form. The temperature drop will also negatively affect the formation of ovaries.
• The soil is not suitable for culture. To obtain a rich harvest, planting on fertile and drained land should be carried out, the pH level of the soil should be neutral. The podzolic type of soil and clay with a high level of acidity and high density are considered unacceptable - all this simply will not allow the earth to warm up. It is in these conditions that the eggplant fruits will not tie well.
• Watering is carried out incorrectly. Moistened soil contributes to the formation and further formation of flowers, and this will accordingly affect fruiting. Watering should be done infrequently, but watering should be plentiful. It is necessary to moisten the soil to a depth of 50 cm. Frequent watering can lead to a decline in the formation of ovaries, as well as to their further decline.

• Excessive fertilizer exposure. During feeding for eggplant, you need to carefully monitor the amount of added nutrients. Since a supersaturation with nitrogen will lead to a strong buildup of green mass in plants, this will only negatively affect the formation and further formation of the ovaries. There will be very few colors in this case. And those that have already appeared will begin to dry out over time, and then completely disappear. For this reason, nutrients that contain nitrogen are recommended to be added only in the required dosages.
• Excess pollen. Eggplant bushes are mostly self-pollinated. And for growing vegetables in a greenhouse, this is considered quite convenient. And yet it happens when pollen simply cannot be transported to the inflorescences of bushes growing nearby. The cause may be too much pollen or too much moisture. When accumulating over time, pollen becomes heavier, begins to stick together. Thus, the pollination procedure is violated, then the ovaries do not form.

Too darkened area. Sometimes eggplants may not form ovaries for a fairly simple reason - the beds are located in a dark area. Therefore, if trees grow near the planted crop, you will have to cut the crown for them so that sunlight can be seen through it. And yet it is better to immediately select the right site for landing.

It is always possible to prevent incorrect or poor education and fruit formation, the main thing is to adhere to existing rules.

• Seedlings need to be planted in a lighted area.
• Perform soil analysis. In a greenhouse, the ground is specially prepared before planting crops, that is, they add turf land with humus.
• It is necessary to form the bushes correctly, that is, to completely remove the incorrectly formed ovaries with leaflets that prevent the flowers from receiving sunlight. The main thing here is not to overdo it. Many leaves cannot be removed. Since it is possible to disrupt the entire development process of a plant. In time, sick yellowed leaves should be removed. During the formation of the fetus, the remaining corollas of the flower must be removed, because if this is not done, it will begin to rot. And this can lead to spoilage and subsequent decay of the fetus itself.
• Aerate the greenhouse more often. You should always monitor the temperature inside. To lower the temperature, you can raise several frames. If the temperature is set too low at night, the seedlings must be covered with protective material. In addition, you can use ordinary hay. In order for the soil to warm up before planting, for example, in the autumn, previously dug trenches are filled with slightly rotted manure, sometimes compost is used instead of manure.

• The soil needs to be moistened correctly. Watering should be done once every 7-10 days, while about one liter square meter of the site takes about 40 liters of water. In addition, the earth must be saturated with oxygen, for this it is necessary to loosen it regularly.
• To prevent pollen from drying out, you need to shake it from the flowers from time to time. Similarly, you can even increase pollination. With varieties that require pollinators, the procedure is carried out artificially. Here you can use a brush to take pollen from a yellow ripe anther, and then transfer it to the stigmas of flower pistils.

Fertilize the culture according to a special scheme. The first top dressing should be done several weeks later immediately after the seedlings have been planted. The next top dressing should be done before the formation of eggplant fruits, it is better to use a complex of drugs. The final top dressing should be done during fruiting, it is better to use the potash type of fertilizers with phosphorus.

Reasons for falling buds

The most common unpleasant problem is falling buds on eggplant bushes before they bloom.

The reasons for this, by the way, are the most common:

• sharp temperature difference;
• drying out of the soil;
• insufficient amount of trace elements.

To begin with, you must follow the agricultural technology of the culture itself, the soil should be appropriate, as well as fertilizers. Planting should be done in seedlings, monitor the temperature regime, properly water, take care of the plants.

If the climatic conditions for the cultivation of eggplant are too cold, and the summer season is short and short, then it is better to choose a precocious variety and plant it in a greenhouse.

In addition to good lighting and regular watering, weeds should be monitored on the beds, they should not be, and if they appear, you need to immediately eliminate them. If you follow all the recommendations, the ovaries, inflorescences and leaves do not fall and remain in their places, and the eggplant will bring an excellent harvest. Fertilizers should not be forgotten, since no cultivated plant can independently produce mineral compounds in sufficient quantities to ensure full fruiting, flowering, or growth.

The secrets of a good eggplant crop can be found in the video below.

The lack of ovary on eggplant is a problem that many summer residents and gardeners face.

Indeed, it is very unpleasant when so much labor and time has been spent to grow plants and wait for their flowering, and there is no ovary on them.

Who associates this with a lack of heat, some with a day (eggplant is a short-day plant), some with an excess of nitrogen in the soil.

Eggplants are really very whimsical plants and it can be difficult to obtain fruits from them. Why eggplant is not tied and what to do if it happened at your summer cottage or in a greenhouse?

The most common causes of ovary failure are:

1. Exceeding temperature above 30 ° C (it should be remembered that exceeding air temperature of more than 30 - 32 ° C makes the flower sterile);
2. Irrational fertilizer application (lack of boron, phosphorus or calcium or excess nitrogen);
3. Rainy and cold weather (night temperature should not drop below 15 ° C);
4. Lack of moisture - the plant is moisture-loving, and with a lack of moisture, the ovary does not form;
5. The soil. These plants will not give good ovaries, and bear fruit in heavy and acidic soil.
6. Shading. With a lack of sunlight, the ovary falls.

How to fix the problem

In order to eliminate the problem of lack of ovary, it is necessary to optimize all the factors leading to the violation of their education.

The use of boric acid for spraying plants gives a sufficiently good effect. Boron, in addition to increasing the number of ovaries in eggplant, promotes better plant growth and improves the quality of vegetables.

To prepare the solution, one to two grams of boric acid per ten liters of water is used.

Only hot water is used to dissolve boric acid. When preparing a spray solution, the powder is diluted in a liter of very hot water, after which room temperature water is added.

If there is an excess of nitrogen in the soil, it can be weakened by adding wood ash - 1 cup per 1 m2 of area, the ash is used previously diluted with water.

Wood ash will also help deoxidize the soil. It should be remembered that fertilizers are applied to well-watered soil, and watered after application to prevent burns to the root system of the plant.

It is necessary to organize sufficient watering. It should be watered only with warm water.

Watering plants should be carried out in a radius of 35 centimeters near the bush, abundantly, but rarely - as needed. Watering is carried out early in the morning or in the evening.

Eggplant is a self-pollinated plant. And if the eggplant is blooming but not tied, you can help them with artificial methods.

• It is recommended that the peduncles be gently shaken sometimes - this technique will help increase pollination and save pollen on plants from drying out.
• You can apply the treatment with drugs that contribute to the formation of the ovary - “Bud” or “Epin”. Gibberellin contained in these preparations stimulates their formation.
• If the eggplants are not tied in the greenhouse, the pollination process can be taken under control using a brush or just apply a gentle tapping on the plant.

In hot and sunny weather (30 ° C and above), when grown in soil, branches can shade eggplant plants for a short while, saving them from overheating, and organize ventilation in greenhouses.

With constant shading, the ovaries will also not appear, so it is recommended to pick leaves shading the flowers.

How to prevent

The problem of the lack of ovaries on the eggplant lies in the violation of agricultural cultivation techniques.

To prevent empty flowers on eggplant, one must have a good knowledge of the biology of this crop. Eggplant - a plant photophilous, thermophilic and hygrophilous - you need to consider this.

Eggplant can not withstand sudden changes in temperature. The optimum temperature regime for them is 25 - 28 ° C. At temperatures below 13 ° C they begin to turn yellow and die.

Therefore, to prevent temperature differences, experienced gardeners prefer to grow this vegetable in a greenhouse.

To prevent problems with the formation of the ovary caused by soil unsuitable for the culture, one should immediately take care of its physicochemical properties.

In the fall, phosphorus-potassium fertilizers must be added. Culture prefers light, well-fertilized soils, so they must be made as suitable as possible for the cultivation of eggplant.

If the soils on the site are clay or loamy, you can improve the structure by adding sand, manure, peat and sawdust. At 1 m - sand 1 bucket, manure 1 bucket, peat - 2 buckets, sawdust - half a bucket.

First of all, it is necessary to observe the agricultural technology of the culture, which includes the appropriate soil, fertilizers, planting by the seedling method, temperature, watering, and care necessary for this particular crop.

In addition, you must use necessarily zoned varieties.

• Variety "Almaz" is zoned in many regions of Russia, and even in Siberia. The variety is mid-season, yield reaches 6 kg / m2. Beginners in eggplant cultivation are recommended to start with this particular variety.
• For cultivation in the areas of Central Russia, the Urals and Siberia, Banana is also intended - ultra-mature, yield up to 4 kg / m2.
• Zoning for cultivation in open ground in the southern regions has a variety of "Epic (F 1)", early ripening.
• With a warm, southern climate, the Black Beauty variety grows well in open ground, and in areas with a cold climate, these varieties are grown mainly in greenhouse conditions.

If the conditions of the eggplant cultivation zone are cold, with a short summer, then you need to choose early ripening varieties and it is better to grow them in a greenhouse.

Under favorable weather conditions, the selection of varieties is expanding significantly.

The assortment of eggplant varieties is very large. Their colors are also diverse, they are represented as purple, blue, black, white eggplant, and unusual red, striped, orange colors of the fruit.

Given the above recommendations, the cultivation of this crop in all its diversity should be successful.

Eggplant is home to Southeast Asia. The plant belongs to the nightshade family. Eggplants are distinguished by a pubescent stem and the presence of sharp spikes on the stalks and leaves. The leaves are large, oval. The mass of fruits is from 20 to 2000 grams. Their shape can be different - oval, cylindrical, pear-shaped and spherical. The color is mainly purple, but unusual colors are also found - striped, white, purple.

General information

Often, summer residents are faced with the problem of lack of ovaries on the eggplant. At the same time, the bushes are fluffy and bloom well. Why is this happening? The problem may be improperly growing seedlings. The culture has a weak root system and large foliage, transplant poorly tolerated. The best option is to immediately plant it in pots or other containers with a volume of about a liter, so as not to dive. What to do next?

• Fill the pots with soil mixture, moisten, compact.
• Sprout the seeds and place one seed in each pot, put a 2 cm layer of soil on top. Seal up.
• Cover with foil, place in a warm place.
• Eggplant will sprout after 10 days at a temperature of 24 degrees. It is important that the temperature is not too high or too low. If it is more than 40 or less than 18 degrees Celsius, the seeds will die.
• After emergence, the seedlings are placed in a cool and bright place for a week. Then they are transferred to a warm place.
• Top dressing is carried out after the formation of a loop of seedlings.

Most likely causes of ovary failure

Why is there no ovary? Eggplants are capricious plants and may not form an ovary for several reasons:

• the land is too poor;
• the weather is cold;
• the bees did not pollinate;
• it’s hot in the greenhouse - the temperature is above 40 degrees;
• watering is wrong;
• lack of nutrients: in this case, supplements with Epin or Bud preparations are necessary.

Important!  It is necessary to water the crop with warm water, 2 times more often than peppers, 4 times more tomatoes. For each bush, 2 liters of liquid should be daily, while spraying is necessary.

Causes of bud drop in eggplant (video)

How to fix the problem

You can fix problems in one way - grow eggplants properly.

• In the northwestern and central regions of Russia, crop cultivation can only be carried out in a high greenhouse or other structure. In open ground, there is practically no chance of getting fruit.
• It is better to cultivate eggplant in a greenhouse separately from other crops. Planting with a tomato is not the best option.
• The average planting date is May 15. Before planting in the greenhouse, prepare the soil - it should warm up to 16 degrees. For this purpose, a pair of humus buckets, 100 grams of mineral fertilizers are introduced into the soil.
• Between plants there should be a gap of about 27 centimeters, between rows it should reach 55 centimeters. It is forbidden to deepen the landing!
• In a greenhouse, vegetables are sensitive to temperature changes. Therefore, the primary task should be to maintain the optimum temperature in the building - about 25 degrees. An improperly set temperature is the main reason for the lack of ovary in eggplant.

Preventative measures

Eggplants will be actively tied if optimal conditions are created for them. However, the flowers may still fall. What preventative measures to take to help the plant?

• Perform soil analysis.  The plant is poorly developed on marshy, compacted, cold soils. It is necessary to select a soil that is moisture permeable and rich in organic elements.
• Plants cannot be planted after nightshade  - potatoes, tomatoes, physalis. Eggplant can be grown at the same place with an interval of 3 years.
• Another reason for failure is seeds.. They can be infected with viruses, so planted varieties should be planted.
• Bad tying is the result of poor pollination.  In view of this, you should pollinate the culture yourself. Take a brush, swipe it on the yellow anthers of the flower. Next, pollen should be applied to the stigma of the pistil of another flower. It is better to use the pollen of a bud that has just opened.

In a greenhouse, the discharge of buds by a plant can occur due to the drying of the soil. The optimum humidity is considered to be about 60%. With excessive soil moisture, the situation repeats - in this case, air access to the root system is difficult, as a result of which the flowers fall. Therefore, it is important to properly water! It is carried out every week, spending 500 liters of water per 10 square meters. After irrigation, the greenhouse should be ventilated, the next day the soil is loosened and mulched.

In the greenhouse, it is important to properly "feed" the crop. The plant prefers nitrogen, so the first top dressing is performed with a solution of azofoska (3 tablespoons per 10 liters of water), half a liter for each plant. Fertilization is carried out 14 days after planting. Further dressing is carried out during flowering.

After the beginning of the appearance of fruits, the infusion of weeds is added to the soil in a ratio of 1: 5. Previously, organics should not be used - the flowers will fall off. It is important to add 100 grams of superphosphate to each bucket of organic matter. You can not fertilize with fertilizers containing chlorine and its derivatives. In addition to nitrogen, the culture requires potassium and phosphorus. Potash dressing can enhance the plant's resistance to disease. Phosphorus elements can increase the formation of generative organs, accelerate the appearance of fruits. Mostly weak plants shed flowers. Therefore, it is worth strengthening their immune system by using the means "Novosil" or "Epin-extra."

Features of growing eggplant (video)

If the plant drops flowers or there are no ovaries on it, there are several reasons for this. He lacks nutrients, an unfavorable microclimate is established, watering is carried out incorrectly. What to do? Correctly care for the culture from the seedling stage, choosing the optimal conditions for its existence.

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add photo Show previous comments (% s shown from% s) Marina Andreeva (Tsyrkunova)Probably poor pollination, there are few flies and other insects in the greenhouse. When growing in a greenhouse, I spray all the flowers and leaves with an ovary, a bud or on an extreme tree with boric acid.

And the number of ovaries increases, and additional nutrition for plants. Text Hide Lyudmila Zyablova - Marina Andreeva (Tsyrkunova)thank you, I will use your answer

tatyana PozdeyevaSurely necessary, you can mullein. Eggplant require repeated top dressing. Text Hide

Lyudmila Zyablova - tatyana Pozdeyevathank you, I will take note Anna Dagaevafor pollination of eggplant in a greenhouse you need to work as a bee, walk around with flowers with a brush, they themselves are not pollinated.

Hide text Lyudmila Zyablova - Anna Dagaevai will work as a bee! Thank you!))) Hide text Anastasia SmolenskayaI had the same thing last year.

A neighbor advised me to walk and pollinate every day (I just carried pollen between the flowers with my finger). From this moment, not a single flower was lost in vain. :-) Text hidden

Gennady ponarinand it can be very hot under polycarbonate, the ovary burns. Expand text How to grow eggplant in a greenhouse Eggplant cultivation and care in a greenhouse is more dependent on the variety of such a vegetable.

It is also worth consulting with specialists in this field, as they know a lot about growing eggplants in a greenhouse.

How to start growing eggplants in a greenhouse

Growing eggplant in a greenhouse is characterized by the right choice of cultivar. At the moment there are several varieties of eggplant that are grown in greenhouse conditions:

• Early varieties of pepper that ripen within 100 days after transplanting.Of medium ripeness, the ripening period of this variety is 120-130 days. Late, the ripening period of this variety is 130 days.

Tip. Choosing the best version of the eggplant variety for growing in a greenhouse needs to be focused on certain aspects.

• Taste qualities of the variety itself. Productivity of seedlings from one bush. Resistance to changes in temperature. Here it is worth paying special attention to the ability to tolerate a cold climate. This will make it possible to grow eggplant in a greenhouse where heating is not provided. Resistance to disease and characteristic risks for a particular variety.

There is also another division of eggplant:

• Short. Medium.

Note. Too large trunks of the variety can only be found in hybrids, which, as practice has shown, give the highest productivity. To date, eggplant varieties and their hybrids have a huge assortment.

For greenhouses, there are more than 20 varieties that are resistant to cold environments. The price for each grade also has differences. It depends on the yield and ripening of the fetus.

What is required from a gardener to grow eggplant in a greenhouse

Eggplant in a greenhouse growing is characterized by a practical and convenient design of a greenhouse or greenhouse. There must be a window in it for high-quality ventilation of the structure. Ventilation plays an important role, since it can be used to stabilize the temperature regime inside the greenhouse. How often it is necessary to ventilate a greenhouse or greenhouse:

• The frequency of ventilation depends on the heating temperature of the structure. Airing is carried out in order to get rid of condensate on the inner surface of the greenhouse coating.

Tip. To avoid condensation, professionals advise using an anti-condensation greenhouse film. She is currently in great demand among gardeners.

• The optimal temperature so that the cultivation of eggplant in the greenhouse is normal and correct, is considered 25-28 degrees. If the temperature outside is higher, then it is recommended to temporarily remove the film from the frame of the greenhouse or the greenhouse so that the seedlings do not suffocate, since in this case there will be no possibility of a normal exit of heated air. The next step will be the organization of the irrigation system. Water can be supplied directly through hoses or pre-installed pipes into the inside of the structure, or you can water all the seedlings with your own hands and use a bucket or other containers for this.

Tip. Overdoing with watering eggplant is not worth it. They have a very "capricious" root system and from excess moisture can break down. There are several types of irrigation of seedlings in the greenhouse:

• Sprinkling. Intrasoil.
• For each variety, professionals recommend choosing the best irrigation option, since not all varieties are water-loving. Eggplant cultivation in a greenhouse also has certain soil requirements.

Tip. If anything was grown on it, it is recommended to fertilize the soil or not to touch it for several years.

• If there is vegetation on the soil in the form of weeds or any other grass, then you do not need to get rid of it, since in some cases the varieties are not able to qualitatively develop their root system “in the neighborhood” with the root system of the grass and the seedlings begin to die. and moisten the soil in the greenhouse. After such work, transplanting the seedlings themselves is carried out only after 3-4 days. The design of the greenhouse for growing eggplant needs to be heated only if the greenhouse is used throughout the year. And so, planting seedlings begins in early spring, when the sun's rays can freely warm up the structure.

In this case, no burns to the leaves of the culture. If the seedlings sit in the early spring, when the daylight is not as long as in the summer, then it is necessary to make lighting from the fluorescent lamps inside the greenhouse. They will artificially prolong daylight hours, and seedlings will develop normally.

Eggplant diseases in the greenhouse

How to protect eggplant from the disease Even if the gardener carefully and carefully cares for the seedlings, various eggplant diseases in the greenhouse can still appear. To a greater extent, it depends on the variety itself. So:

• With too frequent watering and very high humidity inside the design of the greenhouse, eggplant can start a disease such as gray rot. It immediately appears a dark gray spot and eventually turns into a light gray color. You can also notice dryness at the site of the manifestation of the disease. It develops with sharp temperature jumps, which are possible only in early spring or late autumn.

Tip. For this period of time, gardeners recommend equipping a greenhouse with regular heating. Why do eggplants turn yellow in the greenhouse:

• This may be one of the manifestations of a disease such as internal necrosis. Initially, a brown spot appears on the surface of the fetus, which eventually turns yellow. This type of disease is considered viral and if it is not neutralized in time, the yield of the seedling bush will be quite low.

Tip. There are many ways to get rid of such a disease. There are special tools that process all the seedling bushes.

But if spots are detected in a timely manner, then you can simply remove the virus-bearing bush from the greenhouse.

• Late blight is currently the most common variant of eggplant seedling disease. It can appear from excess moisture inside the structure and rather sharp temperature jumps. Dark brown spots, which gradually darken and completely affect the fruits and root system, appear. It will be impossible to save the variety from such an illness.

Tip. For this reason, it is worth regularly maintaining a constant temperature regime inside the greenhouse and performing ventilation for normal circulation of air masses.

• There is another disease that primarily affects the leaves of seedlings - a mosaic of leaves. According to the name of the disease, you can already visually imagine how light spots appear on the surface of the leaves. The fruit in this case becomes very hard on the bush. The main source of the disease is the illumination inside the greenhouse, which is in small quantities and low temperature.

Tip. How to grow eggplant in a greenhouse, so as not to meet with such diseases that could adversely affect the yield of the variety? Everything is very simple.

It is necessary to create favorable conditions inside the greenhouse or greenhouse and listen to the advice of professionals.

We plant seedlings of eggplant

How to grow eggplant in a greenhouse? It all starts with planting seeds and growing seedlings. To do this, you will need:

• Cut plastic bottles with a volume of 8 cm or peat cups, which are designed specifically for such purposes. The soil is cleaned and mixed with sawdust. This allows the soil to constantly be fluffed up and freely take in moisture and air, which are so necessary for the normal development of the root system of seedlings. Water and a wooden stick for making holes in the center of a glass or plastic bottle.

Tip. Seeds before planting are best neutralized with a potassium permanganate solution and soak in plain warm water for a day.

• Using a stick, holes are made in the container and seeds are placed in them. from above they are crushed by soil and watered. How to grow eggplant in a greenhouse? As soon as one leaf at the seedlings hatch, it will be necessary to fertilize the soil with organic means. The last stage of feeding is carried out before planting seedlings in a few days.

Tip. Before planting, it is not worth watering the eggplant seedlings, since the soil in the greenhouse is also moistened and thus there may be an excess of moisture, which is harmful to the root system of the eggplant.

Transplanting seedlings into the soil of the greenhouse

Some plant seedlings in the ground along with peat cups. This can not be done, since we grow eggplants in a greenhouse only in free soil, which allows the root system to develop. So:

• With the help of a shovel and chopper, rows and holes are made in the greenhouse. Seedlings will be planted in them.

• Instructions for such work do not exist. For this reason, it is worth adhering to the recommendations of experienced gardeners. When will you need to do seedlings top dressing? It is done only when seedlings in the ground have taken root. This will be evidenced by a new leaf on the trunk or its tie.

To make it clear how to grow eggplant in a greenhouse, you can watch a video with the recommendations of professionals.

It should be noted that even experienced vegetable growers are not easy to get a marketable crop of purple handsome men. Being a culture susceptible to various diseases, not to mention pests, and quite demanding in terms of temperature and fertilizers, eggplant is a kind of exam for a gardener. However, having patience and observing all our recommendations, you will very soon be able to pamper your own “little blue ones” of your own “production”.

Preparing the soil for planting ^

Planning the landing of the capricious nightshade needs ahead of time, back in the fall. To do this, clean the greenhouse beds by removing dry stems, weeds and other plant debris from them. Then it is necessary to spill the soil thoroughly with clean water - at least twice.

It is impossible to ignore this important operation, because the surplus of fertilizers remaining on the surface will "go" to the ground. We will prepare the greenhouse soil for planting the eggplants - we dig the beds and remove the remnants of previously fruiting plants. The next stage is the disinfection of the soil, which will help to destroy the pathogens that are in it. To disinfect greenhouse soil, you can use one of the following three methods:

• Thermal (thermal)

It consists in treating the surface layer of the earth with hot steam or pouring it with boiling water. A small amount of earth (for example, for seedlings) can be heated in an outdoor stove on a metal sheet. It is important not to overdo it: at t over 100 gr. Celsius, along with harmful ones, can also kill beneficial soil bacteria;

• Biological

It is very effective, but it requires significant time and labor costs. Over the past few years, the “worked out” layer of earth (about 25 cm) is removed with a shovel. They are stored in a stacked way (height - 1 m, width - 2.5-3 m), regularly interbedding with slurry. Acidic soils can be produced "fluff" - 4 kg per 1 cubic meter of land. The resulting stacks, ripening within 2-3 years, should be shoveled at least once every six months and remove seedlings of weeds;

• Chemical

As disinfectants, bleach is mainly used in dry form (100 g per 1 m - with a soil layer of 20 cm), closing it with a rake. Along with lime, formalin is widely used, effective, in particular, against the "black leg" of greenhouse eggplant.

To process 1 square meter of soil, prepare a solution of 250 ml of the prepared 40% preparation and 10 l of tap water. The treated soil must be covered with a film for a day. After the drying, the prepared and disinfected soil is dug up or harrowed. In the spring, only loam will need to be dug; for other types of soil, thorough loosening is enough. Eggplants (or blue ones) come in different shapes and colors.

Fertilizing ^

I must say that all vegetable growers who have ever grown eggplant in a greenhouse note their responsiveness to simple organic fertilizers. And it’s not so important what exactly you will bring to the soil: manure or compost humus - “blue” will accept everything with gratitude, giving you an excellent harvest. So, if you settled on organic matter, take about 2/3 of a bucket of completely rotted manure.

For the same purpose, you can use the rotten contents of the compost heap. The taken amount of humus must be repaired in the area of \u200b\u200bgreenhouse soil in 1 square. m. As for the depth, fertilizer should be applied at the level of the so-called “arable layer” (ie closer to the roots of future plants).

When decaying, manure will enrich and improve the structure of the greenhouse soil, make it “warm” and loose, while reducing the acidity of the soil. Eggplants are very responsive to organic fertilizers. Many gardeners, believing that “you can’t spoil the porridge with oil,” also bring ash to the humus. And here they are mistaken, because as a result of the operation, the nitrogen required by the plants is completely volatilized. Therefore, wood ash (1 glass per square meter of greenhouse soil) is best used as an independent mineral fertilizer.

We plant seedlings ^

It's time to talk directly about how to grow eggplant in a greenhouse. The varietal variety of seedlings of eggplant today is so great that poor summer residents literally go around: here you have an early ripe "pot-bellied" Vikar, and a "lanky" Arap and even an unusually white Iceberg.

But finally, the choice has been made, and the precious sprouts are waiting in the corner of your greenhouse. You need to take out the eggplant seedlings from the pots very carefully so as not to damage the delicate roots of the plant. After leveling the beds, we begin to dig planting holes, the depth of which should not be more than 15-20 see. Before planting, about 2 liters of water stained with manganese should be poured into each "hole".

It is not necessary to deeply plant the seedlings in the ground - it is enough to increase the soil level (compared to the "native" pot) by only 1 cm. Take out the plant carefully so as not to damage the still weak roots.

If the eggplant grew in a peat pot, you do not need to take it out - plant it with it, then carefully compact the soil and pour a little warm water again. The plan for planting seedlings should be as follows: row spacing - 60 cm and at least 30 cm between the bushes. Thus, on 1 sq.m. greenhouse beds should be no more than 6 eggplants. Otherwise, the planting density will not allow you to wait for a good harvest. Do not plant the eggplant too closely, the distance between the individual bushes should be at least 30 cm

Bush formation ^

When young plants reach a height of 25 cm, it is necessary to pinch (i.e. remove) the upper part of the main stem. After this manipulation, the lateral shoots will begin to grow intensively.

Of these, you need to leave 5-6 (no more) of the strongest, and also pinch the rest - in the future this will help to get a compact and strong bush. Further, the eggplant will need to be observed, periodically removing non-fruiting shoots, deformed fruits and yellowed leaves. For greater stability, the plant is attached to the greenhouse supports using strips of woven material. Tall hybrids require support and garter. Since the transplant for eggplant is a lot of stress, “move away” from him he will be quite a long time.

In some cases, plants adapt up to 20 days. During this period, in no case do not open the greenhouse: provide seedlings with peace and sufficient shading.

We create eggplant tropical conditions ^

Eggplants are extremely heat-loving: at a temperature of +15 ° C they stop growing and developing, at +13 ° C they begin to turn yellow and wilt, and they do not tolerate frost at all - they are already irrevocably destroyed by zero temperature. At the same time, when in summer heat indicators of greenhouse thermometers go off scale at 35-40 degrees, dusting and fruit setting can completely stop. When ventilating the greenhouse, open the window leaves on one side only - this way you can avoid drafts Optimal if the temperature inside the greenhouse does not exceed 26-28 degrees.

To do this, in the heat, you need to ventilate the greenhouse more often, opening doors or transoms on only one side (so you can avoid drafts). If the day is unbearably hot, in addition to airing you can spill steep paths abundantly with water. At night, in all weather conditions, the greenhouse door is closed.

Water and feed the eggplants in the greenhouse ^

"Little Blue" are big "lovers" of nitrogen. The first top dressing (3 tbsp. "Azofoski" per 10-liter bucket of water; consumption per 1 plant - 0.5 l) is usually carried out a couple of weeks after the bush is planted in a permanent place of residence.

Growing eggplant in greenhouses

When the fruits are tied, it’s good to feed the eggplant with infusion of mullein (1:10) or mash based on weeds and yeast (1: 5). In industrial greenhouses, eggplants are grown in separate containers, using a balanced diet. If you regularly have no desire or opportunity to feed, you can once, during transplanting, pour one third of a teaspoon of complex fertilizer AVA into each well. After that, once every 10 days, water the eggplants with an infusion of fermented herbs (a liter per bucket of water) - this will be enough for the plants. During the period of mass formation of fruits, you can "help" the bushes with extra root micronutrients, and for better pollination spray with the preparation "Ovary" or " Bud. ”Overuse of organics can provoke a rapid increase in the green mass of eggplant (shoots and leaves), to the detriment of flowering and subsequent fruiting.

If this has already happened, immediately switch to potash top dressing. As for watering, it should be regular and, so to speak, moderately plentiful. This means that it is necessary to make every effort to ensure that the soil is always moistened with relatively low humidity.

This can be achieved by watering the aubergines strictly in the morning, mulching the soil with straw (agrofibre, old newspapers, fallen needles) and ventilating the greenhouse. For the first time, “water” the seedlings 5 \u200b\u200bdays after planting in the ground: water until the soil is 15 times wet with water -20 cm. Try to pour under the root so that moisture does not soak the leaves.

After 12 hours, be sure to loosen to a depth of 3 cm so that an earth crust does not form. Remember that high humidity threatens eggplant with fungal diseases, and insufficient watering will result in small and tasteless fruits. Remove the purple "barrels" in the phase of full technical maturity when they are not they will only gain a dense color, but they will also achieve the size and shape set for a particular variety. The pulp of ripe eggplant is juicy and elastic, the seeds are soft (easily cut with a knife).

Each subsequent harvest is carried out at intervals of a week, cutting off the ripened fruits together with the peduncle with a sharp secateurs. The collected fruits do not lie for a long time, therefore, until they have lost their commercial qualities, they are sorted and processed. For good care, the eggplant will certainly thank you with a high yield. Along with the culinary, the eggplant has a reasonable therapeutic and preventive value.

The regular use of these tasty and healthy fruits can lower blood cholesterol, remove excess uric acid salts from the body and improve metabolic processes. Due to its low calorie content, eggplant can be safely recommended for obese people.