Favorable days for picking eggplants in March

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Most gardeners nowadays prefer the classic eggplant growing method, which involves picking. It is usually held in spring, sometimes in late winter, but eggplant picking in March is the best option.

Favorable days for picking eggplants in March

Pick date

It is very important to choose the most favorable time for the dive correctly. This will shorten the adaptation period and improve the condition of the plants. When calculating the best date, you need to proceed from the climatic conditions directly in your region:

1. The temperature should not be lower than 18 ° C.
2. There should be at least one leaf on the sprouts, you can also wait for two or three to fully unfold.
3. At the time of transplanting, each plant must have a wide root system, the sprout is transplanted along with a piece of land.
4. To dive eggplants in March, you need to sow seeds in February or January, depending on the variety and region.

To calculate the date of transplantation and sowing, you need to find out the length of the growing season of your eggplant variety.

It varies from 70 to 156 days. The first half will be favorable at times for picking seedlings. Accordingly, the early varieties are transplanted at the age of 30-50 days, the later ones - at 60-75 days. Taking into account the time for adaptation, it is possible to accurately calculate when the harvest will be.

We must not forget that early transplantation threatens a significant decrease in yield, and late transplantation threatens with harm to seedlings. Overexposed seedlings can overgrow, making it difficult to separate the roots of one seedling from the roots of another.

Pick rules in March

It is also worth considering the permissible seedling density. In the case of undersized varieties, dive 5-6 bushes per sq. meter, tall eggplants (over 1.5 m in height) are grown in 2-3 bushes in the same area.

If the plant was grown in peat, then it is placed in the ground with it. General requirements for the soil for sowing: it must be fertile, light, friable and the pH reaction close to neutral. We must not forget that if a vegetable has a central root of more than 1 cm, then it must be pinched.

Plant recovery after picking

Eggplant is a very whimsical plant

Eggplants are whimsical vegetables, they have a fragile root system that takes longer to recover than many other plants.

Usually this period is 2-4 weeks, but in cold regions it is even longer. These plants, even without such factors, are sensitive to a lack or excess of moisture in the soil, and transplanting makes them even more painful.

To speed up their recovery after a dive, they need:

• give access to bright, diffused light;
• monitor the absence of drafts and air temperature;
• sprinkle with a thin layer of peat and shade for a day.

Direct sunlight and heat are unacceptable, artificial lighting should be used carefully - standard 12-14 hours of additional lighting for tomatoes or peppers can destroy eggplants, but in conditions of insufficient lighting, the sprouts weaken, turn pale, become more prone to diseases and sometimes even die.

It is also necessary during this period to closely monitor the condition of the soil - water it 1-2 times a week with warm water, use growth stimulants (a week after transplanting). This is an excellent prophylaxis, although well-grown and dived seedlings on time are unlikely to be too demanding and prone to disease.

Eggplant lunar calendar

A new lunar calendar is created every year. You can dive seedlings on both a growing and a waning moon, but a growing one is preferable, because it helps to strengthen the root system and crown. Better to choose a time when she is in the sign of Virgo. There is no need to transplant seedlings on a full moon or new moon.

In 2018, the auspicious days in March were:

• 1
• 8-10;
• 15-16;
• 19-20;
• 28-30.

In March 2019, the optimal days will be:

• 8-14;
• 17;
• 23-25.

Conclusion

Pick picking is an important part of eggplant farming, as is picking the right timing for it. Knowing its principles and rules and checking the lunar calendar, you can significantly improve the condition of vegetables and their harvest. And a good option would be to hold it in March, on the auspicious days described above.