How to care for eggplant seedlings: this is the only way to get a rich harvest

04.03.2023 13:51

Despite the fact that "blue ones" are considered one of the most capricious crops, thanks to proper care you will cope with growing eggplants, as they say, 100%.

First, let us remind you: pots with seedlings should be placed more widely apart so that the leaves of neighboring plants do not touch each other, otherwise the seedlings will stretch out.

Let's say a few words about the preferences of eggplants - these plants like dry air and moist soil.

But the same cannot be said about drafts - if you are going to check the room, remove the containers with seedlings from there.

Sometimes gardeners discover that the lower leaves of young plants have turned pale or yellow. This means that it is worth starting to feed them as soon as possible - any fertilizer intended for seedlings will do for this purpose.

Eggplant
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If you use a ready-made substrate, be prepared for the fact that you will have to fertilize more than once - the second time the fertilizer should be applied 10-14 days after the first.

If you forgot that it is not advisable to transplant eggplants, and as a result the plant roots were damaged, help them recover by using a suspension of the drug "Kornevin".

For the future, you should transplant the “blue ones” only in case of urgent need, using the method of transshipment with a lump of earth.

Elena Shimanovskaya Author: Elena Shimanovskaya Editor of Internet resources