How to grow eggplants in the Urals: when to plant on seedlings, approximate terms of shoots, tips on growing in a greenhouse

Many people think that growing eggplants in the Urals in the open field is an unrealistic task.

It is not, there are varieties and hybrids of eggplants that allow you to do this.

Read more about the features, timing of planting of seedlings and other intricacies in our article.

When to plant eggplants on seedlings in the Urals?

REFERENCE! Ural belongs to the zone of agriculture with an increased risk, this is due to the fact that the summer in this region is short. In this regard, the choice of eggplant for growing in this region should be done in favor of early varieties or hybrids, this first rule will allow them to fully mature and get a good harvest.

Second rule: it is necessary to choose varieties that are resistant to temperature and tolerate low temperatures well.

Now on the market there is a large selection of such seeds. The most famous among them are "Delicacy Gribovsky-752", "Dwarf Early-951", "Dniester", "Rotunda". For a short summer in the Urals, these varieties have time to fully mature, in addition, they have good yields and a number of other advantages. Read more about seed preparation before sowing.

Grow better under the filmThis will give an additional guarantee that the thermophilic vegetables will have time to ripen before the end of the summer.

In unprotected soil it is possible to do it, but it is risky and troublesome.Therefore, to make your life easier, you need to cover it with a film.

When growing seedlings, gardeners face many difficulties, this is perhaps the most crucial stage in the cultivation of this type of nightshade. Falling of seedlings, stretching and yellowing of leaves - this is not a complete list of the difficulties that gardeners have to face when growing it.

IMPORTANT! To avoid problems at the very beginning, should strictly observe the lighting mode, seedlings are very fond of light, temperature and watering.

You should also watch out for harmful insects that can cause irreparable damage to small shoots. Also a very important point will be the choice of containers for growing seedlings, they should be spacious and treated with antiseptic.

How to grow eggplants in the Urals in the greenhouse? These vegetables in the Urals are grown only in heated greenhouses, since there is no other option. From the moment the seeds were planted in the ground and before their emergence takes about three months.

Terms of planting eggplant seedlings in the Urals. In order to avoid returning frosts guaranteed, and this is not uncommon for the Ural regions, it is better to wait until the middle of the month. It turns out seeds for seedlings should be planted in late February - early March.

Strong delaying time is not worth it, because the plant has a long growing season and eggplants and may not have time to ripen, even early ripe and cold-resistant.

Transplantation in open ground

The optimal time for planting eggplant seedlings in open ground - beginning of mid-Junewhen you can not be afraid of frost at night.

For planting in the open ground, early ripening varieties resistant to temperature extrusions are recommended.

How to plant eggplants on seedlings in the Urals? Harsh climatic conditions can be mitigated by the composition of the soil where eggplants will grow. It must be rich in minerals and trace elements and be of a neutral composition.

Eggplant like all the nightshade do not like sour soils. To reduce the acidity, you can use chalk or dolomite flour, both tools are equally good and effective and most importantly safe, since they are completely natural.

In terms of mechanical properties, loose and loamy soils are more suitable than others. Therefore, it is better to prepare it before landing. To do this, take the sand at the rate of one bucket per square. m. of land. You can add peat and fluted sawdust.

Then dig up everything and how to loosen it. For cultivation in unprotected soil should choose a well-lit place, preferably without shade and drafts. To create optimal conditions, use the following planting pattern: between seedlings of 45-50 cm and 50-65 cm between rows.

This method of planting does not give excessive thickening and all the bushes will have enough light, this is especially important in the conditions of summer in the Urals. After planting in open ground, young shoots at first should be protected at night with covering material. After the bushes finally strengthened, protection can be removed.

How to grow eggplants in the open field in the Urals?

To get a good harvest of eggplants in the difficult climatic conditions of the Ural region, it is necessary to work hard.

In addition to the harsh weather conditions, gardeners lurks another danger: it is insect pests.

Eggplant can be attacked by a spider mite, Colorado potato beetle, and other pests eating solanaceous crops. With aphids, mites and thrips can be fought by washing them with soapy water, but the drug "Barrier" will be more effective.

From the Colorado potato beetle effectively take the tool "Prestige". Since eggplant seedlings are still grown in greenhouses, she, among other things, faces a greenhouse whitefly and for many years has used the drug Confidor against it.

Most modern varieties and hybrids of eggplant, especially for regions with low temperatures, have good resistance to diseases, including fungal ones. But this does not mean that the owners of summer cottages can relax, prevention has not been canceled.

Timely watering, abundant but not frequent, good lighting and low planting density, is the first step to healthy plants and a good harvest. But on the site there is everything. If your plantings are hit by root rot, reduce watering..

Blackleg - It is an incurable disease, threatening to go to the rest of the plants. To avoid this, affected bushes are removedand the places where they grew are treated with a disinfecting solution. Unfortunately, but only such radical measures can prevent the spread of the disease to the rest of the bushes.

Watering should be lightly warm water every 10-12 days, but plenty.Water should be passed through a filter or stand for a day. Feeding should be carried out 3-4 times per season.. It is better to use complex fertilizers.

To do this, suitable tools such as "Zdraven", "Kemira-hydro", "Kemira-Combi".

In addition, to ensure the eggplant bushes with micronutrients, it is necessary to feed once every 25-30 days with such preparations as "Zircon +" and "Tsitovit". This will fully satisfy the needs of the plant in all the necessary substances.

Eggplant bushes require mandatory garters, and its branches should be strengthened with supports, since the fruits are quite large, which can cause their breaking off. When the plant reaches 30-45 cm in height, it can pinch, leaving no more than 6 ovaries.

Fortunately, there are varieties that can be grown in the open field in the Urals. The point is not the easiest, but if you make an effort, everything will turn out, necessarily. Good luck and great harvest.

NOTE! Find out what diseases eggplants are prone to: what to do if a seedling falls, is drawn out or is completely dead? Causes of white spots, yellowing and twisting of the leaves. And also what pests can young saplings attack?

Useful materials

Read other articles about growing and caring for eggplant seedlings:

Different methods of cultivation: in peat tablets, in a snail and even on toilet paper.
All features of sowing according to the lunar calendar.
Golden rules for growing from seed.
Features of cultivation in different regions of Russia: in Siberia and in the Moscow region.
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