Features of picking eggplants in 2018
Eggplant picking in 2018 is carried out in March and April. Vegetable crops are dived to stimulate root branching, removing part of the stem of the root system. This operation is performed with heat-loving vegetables (pepper, cucumber, tomato). With the correct pick, the crop will quickly adapt to new conditions and bear fruit well.
Features of picking eggplants in 2018
Pick characteristic
Eggplant picking has both pros and cons. This culture has a long growing season, so there should be no delays. The vegetable is planted 60-80 days after sowing, depending on the variety. The seeds are pretreated in a raspberry solution.
The quality and quantity of lighting is an important prerequisite for growing. For good development of sprouts, light hours should be from 10-12. The capacity should be small - so that it is easier for oxygen to flow to the root system. There should be no empty space in the glass.
Pros of picking:
- oxygen supply to the root system;
- root development of the soil;
- using a pick is easier to illuminate.
Of the shortcomings, one is distinguished - a delay in terms. The root of this culture is difficult to tolerate transplants, and it takes at least 2-4 weeks to master. With a dive, plants are grown from 50-50 days, without - up to 45. In Siberia, sprouts do not dive, since the seedlings are grown 100 days before planting in the ground.
Carrying out a pick
Before the appearance of 2 well-sprouted leaves, the eggplants are picked. For the correct timing of sowing and picking, the growing season is taken into account. Without delay, the period from the appearance of the first shoots to harvest:
- 100-156 days;
- Early varieties have 95-105 days.
The growing season for the Fabina F1 variety is 70 days, therefore, the terms are taken into account individually for each species. Early ripening varieties are planted in the ground for 45-50 days, super-early varieties - for 25-30 days.
All seeds are sown in different containers so as not to harm the roots. Suitable sowing containers are plastic cups.
Before picking, the plants are hardened. To do this, pots with seedlings are taken out into the street for half an hour.
Rules of conduct
There are a number of rules for correctly picking eggplants in 2018:
- transplanted into the ground of the same composition;
- the plant must have mastered up to 1 liter of land (a suitable capacity is selected);
- several transshipments are performed (the culture is planted in a small pot up to 0.3 l, later transferred into a 0.5 l container, then into a 1 l pot);
- favorable air temperature for cultivation is 21-23 ° С;
- dive 5-6 bushes of the usual variety, and 2-3 tall bushes per 1 m2.
Picking is a rather laborious professorate, so it is better for beginners not to do it.
In March 2018, it is better to carry out this procedure on 1, 8-10, 15-16, 19-20, 28-30. In April - 6, 7, 8, 20, 21, 24. Auspicious days in March - 24-26 days. The ground temperature must be over 18 ° C. Seedlings are planted in May, auspicious days are 9-11, 18-19, 22-23, 24-28.
Algorithm of actions
Picking is carried out according to the developed algorithm
Eggplant picking is performed according to a certain algorithm:
- Before the procedure, the soil with the plant is not watered. It must be dry.
- The prepared pots are covered with earth by half, after which they are watered.
- Form a conical fossa with a lance.
- The sprout comes out with a lump of soil, lightly shaking off the root system.
- The tip of the main root is trimmed off.
- The sprout is moved to a new pot, while making sure that the root system does not bend.
- They stick a pike next to it, tilting it so that the roots are completely underground.
- They fall asleep and crush the ground, after which watering is performed.
Deepening the root
Gardeners deepen the root when picking to sprouts. This method is used for most vegetables, except for peppers. For this, the soil must be loose, it must pass water well.
Water so that the liquid does not get on the stem. When the plant gets stronger, watering is done more freely.
Care
After picking, the plants are transferred to a shaded place for 24 hours, where the rays of light are scattered. Moving the pots to the sun will kill the seedlings. In the early days, vegetable growers water the sprouts with products containing growth stimulants Epin or Kornevin. Watering is carried out with warm water daily.
Loosening and weeding is done regularly. Bushes above 0.7m are tied up. Dry and yellow leaves are removed. If the Colorado potato beetle parasitizes eggplants, use salted flour, or wet wood ash.
Lighting
Culture is capricious about lighting, as it requires it at a certain time. Deficiency and excess can harm the sprouts. Eggplants are native to South Asia, so the daylight hours should be close to equatorial.
10 hours should be a daylight for a vegetable. If necessary, you can use special lamps. The backlight is used for 2 hours per day, the power depends on the conditions and variety.
Top dressing
The soil should be rich in minerals, therefore, when buying land, they check the composition. Peat, poor soils require fertilization.
Determine the lack of substances on the sheets. The lower leaves begin to turn yellow and wither. On the 10th day after the pick, the first feeding is done. Ash is used for this - 1 tsp. for a container of 0.5 kg. The fertilizer is gently mixed with the top layer of the earth.
Top dressing is carried out every 2 weeks. Both mineral and organic substances are used:
- bird droppings;
- slurry;
- mullein.
Before planting in open soil, the plant should have 6 formed leaves, a stem up to 24 cm, a developed volume of soil 1 liter.
Conclusion
Eggplant seedlings in 2018 should be dived then so that the plant resists diseases and pests well, develops more actively and bears fruit. The pick is performed according to a strict algorithm so that the plant does not die. The soil should be rich in nutrients, air and liquid permeable. Watering after picking should be regular. Direct sunlight will harm the culture.