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Each of us treats eggplants differently. Someone likes them, and someone prefers other vegetables, others even consider them useful due to the high content of trace elements that our body needs. However, there are some contraindications associated with the ability to remove iron. Those who do not suffer from a deficiency of a useful element may like the Bull's forehead eggplant variety.
Description and reviews
Eggplant Bull forehead refers to a late-ripening high-yielding variety. The grown bushes are rather sprawling and of short stature. The fruits themselves have a wide pear-shaped shape, which some summer residents will be able to appreciate. The outside is painted in black-purple color, while the flesh inside is white and dense. There is no bitterness, which gives the dishes a special and refined taste.
Judging by the reviews of some gardeners, Bull's forehead eggplants can reach quite large sizes of 16-19 cm.In this case, the weight of each ripe fruit can be about 1 kg. You can immediately understand what a rich harvest is foreseen in the future. And the taste can be judged from the following reviews:
Features of the
Among the distinguishing features of the bull's forehead eggplant, it is worth noting the great endurance of this plant when growing in adverse conditions. Ripe fruits have a special density, due to which they are stored for a long time, including in a frozen state. At the same time, when cooked, eggplants are not tough.
The fruits ripen no earlier than 140-150 days after the eggplant seeds of the Bull's forehead give the first shoots. At the same time, the plant can be grown either outdoors or in greenhouse conditions. However, those summer residents who live in the central or northern territory of Russia need to take action. Although the Bull's forehead eggplants are unpretentious to the conditions, they must grow under protection. For this, the seedlings must be placed under a temporary film cover. But other than that, greenhouses or greenhouses are well suited.
Other features of eggplant can be found in this video:
Landing
Sowing eggplant seeds Bovine forehead for seedlings is recommended to be carried out from late February to early March. After the first true leaves appear in the plants, the operation of picking the seedlings should be carried out. Only this must be done with extreme caution, since the bushes are still very tender.
Direct planting of eggplant seedlings Bull forehead should be carried out at different times, depending on the method used. If you plan to cover the plants with some material, then sowing is done two weeks later in May. As a shelter, plastic wrap is well suited, which is usually used by most summer residents. When using the open ground planting method, the operation is carried out in early summer.
Eggplant variety is not everywhere. Bovine forehead can feel good. For normal development, the plant prefers loamy or sandy loam soil. Such land is distinguished by the content of a large amount of useful organic minerals. At the same time, the fruits of eggplant can develop well in those places where the harvest of onions, carrots, pumpkins, and legumes was previously harvested. Optimal planting conditions imply the distribution of no more than 5 plants per square meter of garden plot.
After sowing the eggplant, the bovine forehead remains to properly care for the plant. That is, regularly apply top dressing using mineral fertilizers, as well as weeding and loosening as needed. This will save the weeds from the eggplants and will not "suffocate" the root system of the plant.
Role of feeding
After planting the eggplant Bull's forehead, it is not enough just to water them, it is necessary to apply fertilizers on time. Otherwise, a rich harvest of fruits simply cannot be seen. Numerous reviews on the Internet also confirm the importance of feeding.
At the same time, you need to have knowledge of which fertilizers are suitable for the plant, in what quantity and when exactly to feed the bull's forehead eggplant. It is worth remembering that an insufficient amount of useful trace elements negatively affects the taste of the fruit. An oversupply of fertilizer leads to a significant decrease in yield.
The important role of elements in plant nutrition
Eggplant Bull's forehead, like other members of the nightshade family, is a very sensitive plant, and acutely perceives the lack of some elements necessary for nutrition. Of the most useful, the following stand out:
- Potassium - necessary for the normal ripening of eggplant fruits. Bovine forehead. At the same time, the plants themselves become more resistant to various diseases and unfavorable temperature conditions.
- Nitrogen - directly affects the growth of bushes. If the plant does not receive it in full, then it slows down in development.
- Phosphorus - its content directly affects the development of eggplant roots. Bull's forehead. The presence of phosphorus contributes to the emergence and further formation of ovaries, thereby accelerating the process of fruit ripening.
- Boron, iron, manganese - their presence increases the palatability of the eggplant.
To replenish the elements, it is permissible to use chemical fertilizers like superphosphate, nitrophoska, ammonium sulfate, potassium nitrate.
But besides them, natural organic fertilizers are also suitable, among which the use of mullein, bird droppings, rotted manure or compost can be noted. Just before use, they need to be dissolved in water, let it brew for a while, and then, in a diluted form, water the eggplants. The use of fresh manure for plant nutrition is highly discouraged, since it contains a large amount of nitrogen. And fertilizers on a mineral and organic basis are recommended to alternate with each other.
As a conclusion, we can say that eggplants are not very demanding in care, but simple procedures for watering, loosening and fertilizing the soil are necessary to harvest a rich harvest.
