Eggplants, as representatives of the southern vegetable crop, do not tolerate bad weather well and are prone to various diseases.
The only way out of this situation is to choose seeds of varieties and hybrids that have been developed by breeders for growing in difficult conditions.
Anastasia Kovrizhnykh, an expert of the online publication BelNovosti, a scientist, agronomist and landscape designer, told which varieties and hybrids of eggplants are least prone to diseases.
Blue
A high-yielding variety that, with proper care, can produce up to 10 kilograms of vegetables from one bush.
In addition, this plant is undemanding to weather conditions and resistant to many diseases.
Bagheera
This variety has shown itself best in greenhouses, but even here it requires the attention of the gardener.
If you do everything right, the harvest will be abundant. Eggplants grow thin-skinned, do not taste bitter, and reach up to 20 cm in length.
Saturn
It can withstand cold weather and bad weather.
The vegetables differ from other varieties in their sweetish taste.
Beauty F1
The hybrid is suitable for growing in open ground conditions, and if you properly prepare the soil and apply fertilizers on time, you can harvest up to 15 kilograms of vegetables.
The fruits are deep purple in color and have a pleasant taste.
Arabesque F1
It was bred for cultivation in difficult conditions, but at the same time it is early maturing and highly productive.
Even in difficult weather conditions, you can collect up to 8 kilograms of vegetables from a bush.
Summer residents also need to remember that the yield depends on the timing of sowing seeds for seedlings, crop rotation, as well as on caring for seedlings before and after transplanting.
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
