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About 10 years ago, a vegetable such as eggplant was a delicacy, but now every gardener grows a harvest of beautiful and ripe fruits. It's a matter of taste - having tasted a piece of eggplant at least once, it's already impossible to refuse it. In this case, it is a sin not to use the free space in your garden, and to supply the family with this wonderful vegetable. There are many varieties, but first let's take a look at one called Vakula, which is ideal for outdoor planting.
Description
Eggplant Vakula belongs to an early maturing variety and is the result of the work of Russian breeders. Bushes of plants grow to a height of up to 1.5 meters, but sometimes when grown in a greenhouse, the growth can reach a little more than two meters. The collection of ripe fruits of the Vakula eggplant can be done after 95-100 days, if you count from the time of emergence.
The Vakula eggplant variety almost always brings a rich harvest. The weight of one fruit can vary from 100 to 400 grams. Taking this into account, a square meter of garden plots can bring from 9 to 12 kg of harvest. Such an abundance of fruits greatly loads the bushes of the plant and therefore they must be tied up. And in terms of planting, it is recommended to place no more than 3-5 plants on such an area.
The shape of the fruit of the eggplant Vakula is ellipsoidal, the shiny outer surface has a dark purple hue, the flesh is white inside. At the same time, in terms of taste, Vakula eggplants stand out favorably among other types. As for the dimensions, the length of the fruits is 17-20 cm with a diameter of 9-10 cm.
Invaluable features
Besides the fact that the Vakula variety is distinguished by an early and abundant harvest, eggplants have other advantages. In particular, it should be noted that the formation and ripening of fruits occurs evenly and at the same speed. At the same time, there are practically no thorns on the plant. All this has a positive effect on the harvest.
And judging by the reviews about this plant, many summer residents have pleasant impressions.
Another distinguishing feature of the Vakula eggplant is its good adaptation to ripening conditions. And it doesn't matter how exactly the planting was made - in open ground or in a greenhouse. In addition, the Vakula eggplant variety can ripen in almost any region.
Landing
Planting eggplant is recommended to be carried out mainly in greenhouse conditions. In this case, the layout of young plants must be maintained in the following order.The distance between the rows should be from 60 to 65 cm. And directly between the bushes, you need to maintain about 30-35 cm. At the same time, there are 4-6 plants for each square meter of the greenhouse area.
If the greenhouse is heated, the density of the bushes will be 2.5 pcs / sq. m. If the shelter is not equipped with a heating system, then the planting density of the plant will be 3-3.5 pcs / sq. m. In this case, the bushes will develop normally and will not compete with each other in terms of food and light access.
For optimal planting, the seeds of the Vakula eggplant are immersed to a depth of 1.5 - 2 cm. The plant adapts well to those places where melons and legumes used to grow. In addition, eggplant fruits develop well after picking carrots. Some of the intricacies of caring for eggplant fruits can be found in the video:
Top dressing
A characteristic feature of Vakula eggplants, which are grown in greenhouse conditions, can be considered the need for various dressings. Moreover, additional nutrition for plants has a special composition and is applied not once, but as many as three or even 5. Again, everything here depends on how quickly the fruit of the Vakula eggplant is formed.
For the first time, this should be done after the root system of the plant is finally fixed in its place. This usually happens two weeks after the young seedlings are planted. Just in time for the appearance of fruits, it is necessary to feed the earth again with nutrition based on phosphorus and potassium fertilizers. As soon as the first eggplants appear, it's time to add nitrogen-phosphorus fertilizing.
There is one important point regarding the introduction of plant nutrition into the soil. About a day before this operation, it is necessary to water the eggplant. And after the nutrients have been successfully introduced, it is necessary to carry out the procedure for hilling the bushes. All this will allow plants to better absorb all micronutrients.
Many experienced summer residents use the following methods as a good feeding for Vakula eggplant:
- chicken droppings;
- wood ash;
- nitrophoske;
- solution of cow dung.
Such fertilization is widespread due to its naturalness and absence of chemical compounds, which is only beneficial to plants.
Application technology
If microelements are used to process Vakula eggplants, then the solution should be prepared very weak than when watering with liquid fertilizers. Otherwise, the concentrated solution will simply burn the leaves and ovaries of plants, which leads to a significant reduction in eggplant fruit. As for the main top dressing, it is applied only at the root of the bushes. At the same time, it is important to observe the exact doses of fertilizers. Otherwise, the root system can get burned, and the eggplant fruits - dehydration.
The prepared liquid fertilizer should be used in the amount of 1-1.5 liters for each of the bushes. It is desirable that the solution is warm at about 22-24 degrees. If fertilizer gets on the leaves of the plant, it must be washed off immediately.
The formation of bushes is a necessary measure
Vakula eggplants, unlike other vegetable crops, have a rather whimsical character, which requires an increased level of attention to the plants. This includes regular watering, top dressing and other necessary procedures.
Garter
Vakula eggplant bushes have a strong and firm stem. However, if there are a large number of ovaries during the ripening period, the plant may lean lower and lower towards the ground. And since the bushes of the Vakula eggplant variety are quite tall, the stems of the plants may not withstand the load and break.
In this case, you can stretch some kind of wire along the rows of plants, to the maximum height from the ground, but not exceeding the growth of the bushes. Then it should be tied to a twine.Alternatively, you can place a peg or trellis near each plant.
When tying up the stems, you must act with extreme caution in order to accidentally exclude chafing. You also need to leave the bushes room for further growth. Since the branching of the plant is its vulnerable part, then the eggplant garter should be done in this place.
Stepping
This operation is applicable to plants that are grown in greenhouse conditions. In this case, it is difficult to regulate the temperature regime, which increases the humidity level. This usually leads to the development of dense vegetation and side shoots.
You can start pinching 14-20 days after planting. To do this, you should first inspect the bushes for the presence of excess greenery. If necessary, cut it off, remembering to remove the top of the bushes.
Conclusion
Eggplant is not a vegetable to be forgotten after planting. They need care, otherwise what kind of harvest can we talk about ?!
