How to grow aubergines and seedlings in the home?

Many farmers say that they are bluefavorite vegetables, but they do not know how to grow eggplants on their garden plot. The first step is to determine their grade. Not all varieties can be grown on their own plot. It is recommended to grow independently the varieties of eggplant F1 "Behemoth", F1 "Baikal", etc. However, it is not enough just to choose the grade of aubergines. After all, you still need to know how to properly grow seedlings seedlings.

Aubergine seedlings are grown on averagetwo months. It follows that seeds for seedlings must be sown immediately after the end of winter. They are sown in pre-disinfected soil, since the land infected with pests can cause the death of seedlings. The soil for eggplant seedlings is best prepared by yourself, and not taken ready straight from the garden.

For the preparation of land for seedlings,make a landing mixture, which includes sawdust (one part) and three parts of peat. If sawdust could not be obtained, then they can be replaced with sand or perlite, taken in the same proportions. In some cases, peat may turn out to be acidic, so it must be neutralized with hydrated lime. Neutralization should be carried out until the acid-base balance reaches pH 5.5.

In peat itself there are no nutrients, thereforeso that the seedlings in this soil grow well, the soil should be fertilized. This is done by introducing those mineral fertilizers, in which there are micronutrients useful for sprouts. In principle, for cultivation of seedlings of eggplants, the soil will also be suitable, with mineral fertilizers such as ammonium nitrate introduced into it. However, in this case, the substrate will not be a homogeneous mass.

And how to grow eggplants in boxes? In principle, this method is practiced quite often, but here it must be borne in mind that even if careful pruning is carried out, a part of the seedling roots will be lost forever. Therefore, it is best to pre-seed the seeds in plastic cups. And the soil in them should not be condensed. If this condition is neglected, the earth will not be saturated with oxygen and the seeds may or may not rise at all, or the sprouts will develop very poorly.

Seeds of aubergines should be laid out in the centerplastic cup, gently sprinkle with water, cover with previously prepared substrate and cover with PVC film. That seeds sprouted faster, it should develop at a temperature of not less than twenty-five degrees.

When the first shoots appear, glasses withseedlings must be put on a bright spot. If this is not done, the young shoots will simply stretch out. After the appearance of the first real leaf eggplant can be transplanted into a more capacious pot, the diameter of the neck of which will be ten to fifteen centimeters. To transplanted seedlings are well established, it must be put in a shaded place for a couple of days.

Well, but how to grow aubergines, notwatering them at all? I must say that they often water the seedlings exclusively with water. Without irrigation when growing young shoots can not do, but it is better to do it with a solution of fertilizers at room temperature.

If you start watering the seedlings with water, thena strong overmoistening of the soil will begin, and this can lead first to decay, and then to complete death of the roots. But also to overdry the soil, too, is not worth it, because this too can damage the roots.

We told you how to grow aubergines,rather, seedlings at home. But grown up seedlings can be planted on a garden bed in an open ground only after the last spring frosts pass.

I know how to grow eggplants, you can provide your family with tasty and useful blue.