Among the vegetables belonging to the nightshade family, tomatoes and peppers are the best known. However, more and more often we can meet eggplant, also known as eggplant.The edible part of this vegetable is the fruit, which, depending on the variety, may have a different size, shape and color.The color most often concerns only the skin of the fruit, because the flesh is usually creamy-beige in color. Eggplant can be used in various ways - fry, stew, grill or cook.
These plants are annuals, usually growing up to about 1 m in field cultivation. In greenhouse cultivation, they may require tying, similar to tomatoes, as they can grow up to 2-2.5 m.Like other nightshades, eggplant has high thermal requirements - seeds are best sown in a greenhouse at the end February or early March at a temperature of 23-25 ° C to a heated substrate, e.g. peat substrate.
After emergence, the plants will develop several leaves within a few weeks - at this time the appropriate temperature for their growth is 20 ° C during the day and approx. 18 ° C at nightToo high temperature and insufficient quantity the lights can cause the plants to run out, which will reduce their quality.Eggplant, just like tomatoes, can be quilted into larger pots in the cotyledon phase or immediately sown into pots with a diameter of 10-12 cm. The grown seedlings are planted in a greenhouse or tunnel in mid-April, and for field cultivation in mid-May, just like tomatoes or peppers.
