Instructions on how to grow eggplant at home super easy

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The scientific name of the eggplant is Solanum macrocarpon, a perennial plant of the eggplant family. Parts of eggplant can be used as medicine because of its sweet taste, properties that can hemolytic, anti-inflammatory, laxative, diuretic, tuberculosis and many other diseases.

Eggplant is easy to grow and take care of, but not everyone knows how to plant it to grow well and bear fruit. This article, Tnhelearning.edu.vn will guide you how to grow eggplant at home super easy.

Supplies needed

• Eggplant seeds
• Styrofoam box
• Land for planting
• Organic fertilizer
• Other items: Gloves, water tanks, cloth towels, plastic trays,…
• About seeds: Currently, there are many varieties of eggplant such as purple eggplant, white eggplant, green eggplant, etc. You should choose seeds that are intact, not chipped to achieve a better germination rate. Seeds can be purchased at agricultural supply stores or supermarkets to ensure quality.
• About soil: You should choose loose, nutrient-rich soil with a pH of 6.5-7, with good drainage.
• About Styrofoam: Punch small holes in the bottom to drain water, not waterlogged.

Planting tools for eggplant

How to grow eggplant at home in styrofoam

Step 1Prepare before sowing

Before sowing the seeds, you should dry the seeds in the sun for 5-10 minutes, then soak the eggplant seeds in plain water for 20-30 hours. Or you can also soak the seeds in warm water (ratio of 2 boiling 3 cold) for 4-6 hours. After that, you pick up the seeds and wrap them in a cloth towel to incubate for about 1 day, then the fangs will crack.

Note: The incubation cloth should not be too dry or too wet because it is easy to damage the seeds, and the germination rate is low.

Soak the tomato seeds in plain water for 20-30 hours and then incubate them in a towel

Step 2Drills

You proceed to sow seeds in styrofoam at a density of 2g/m2. After sowing the seeds, cover with a thin layer of soil, rotted straw or rice husks on top and water with a gentle sprinkler.

In addition to the above method, you can sow seeds in plastic trays to grow into seedlings. After seeing that the plant has grown 1-2 leaves, then transfer the plant to a foam box or soil to plant at the same distance as above.

Sow seeds at a density of 2g/m2

How to take care of plants

After planting, it is necessary to water enough to have moisture for the plant to grow. Therefore, you should water the plant twice a day in the early morning and evening.

After seeing that the seedlings grow 1-2 leaves but the planting density is too thick, it is advisable to prune the stunted and diseased plants. Until the seedlings grow 5-6 leaves, the distance between the plants must be over 50cm, the row spacing is 60cm.

It is recommended to water the plant twice a day in the early morning and evening

After 1 week, you fertilize mixed water with a concentration of 20-30% organic fertilizer and repeat once every 10 days. You should use organic fertilizers, cow manure, vermicompost, … to fertilize more nutrients. After 1 month, organic fertilizer should be applied to the root in combination with root cultivation.

After you have bud until you have fruit, you should fertilize the second phase, do not fertilize much because the tree is easy to make the fruit fall. After the tree has fruit, you fertilize the 3rd time with more fertilizer to promote the tree to flower and continue to bear fruit.

Apply organic fertilizer once every 10 days

During the care process, you should clean the base of the tree, prune the leaves of disease and pests. If there are pests, they can be caught by hand, or use pesticides, but need to ensure the isolation time before harvest.

After 40-65 days , eggplant starts to change color, then it can be harvested. You should not harvest when the fruit is too old because it is no longer delicious.

After harvesting, you can use it to process into many delicious and nutritious dishes such as: papaya eggplant sauce, sauteed eggplant with guise leaves, fried eggplant with shrimp, kimchi salted eggplant, salted eggplant, etc. ..

After 40-65 days can be harvested, should not be harvested when the fruit is too old

Above, Tnhelearning.edu.vn has shown you how to grow and care for eggplant at home, for fresh, delicious and healthy tomatoes. Hope this article will help you get the eggplants to make delicious dishes.

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