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More and more gardeners are planting eggplants in their garden plots. And breeders have played a significant role in this, offering a variety of new varieties. Eggplant Giselle F1 perfectly tolerates hot and dry weather and ripens well in the difficult conditions of the northern regions. When growing a crop, it is important to adhere to the rules of caring for a vegetable.
Hybrid characteristics
The early ripe eggplant Giselle F1 belongs to hybrids. The variety is high-yielding, bushes with large leaves grow up to 120-125 cm in height in the open field and up to 2 m in a greenhouse. The stem of Giselle's eggplant is slightly spiny. After seed germination, you can harvest the crop after 107-116 days.
Fruits, ripening weighing up to 400-500 g, have a dark purple color and a skin with a smooth surface (as in the photo). The shape of the eggplant is cylindrical, dimensions: length 25-31 cm, diameter about 7 cm. Bitterness is not characteristic of the delicate pulp of a light shade. The seeds are small. Plucked Giselle eggplants retain their excellent appearance and taste for about a month.
When growing the Giselle F1 variety in a greenhouse, you can collect more ripe fruits than from an open area: 11.7-17.5 kg / sq. m and 7-9 kg / sq. m respectively.
Growing eggplant
Since the variety is hybrid, it is recommended to purchase seed from producers for breeding. It is best to plant seedlings on the site than seeds. Therefore, from the second half of March, you can start sowing.
Sowing seeds
- Previously, grains of eggplant varieties Giselle are soaked in a growth stimulator. Suitable preparations: Epin, Zircon. The cloth is moistened in the solution and the seeds are wrapped in a moistened cloth.
- Once the seeds have hatched, they are planted in pots / containers. It is better to use ready-made storey soil as a soil mixture. The holes for the seeds are made shallow - 0.8-1 cm. The grains are placed in moistened soil and lightly sprinkled. To prevent the soil from floating when watering, it is better to just sprinkle it.
- The cups are covered with plastic wrap to prevent the soil from drying out quickly. All containers are placed in a warm place.
- When the first sprouts of the Giselle variety appear, you can remove the film and transfer the cups to a lighted place without drafts. To prevent stretching of seedlings, install additional lighting.
For this, containers are taken out into the street for a short time. The time spent in the open air is increased gradually.
It is recommended to apply fertilizers twice. When real leaves grow, the soil is enriched with potassium nitrate (30 g of the mixture is dissolved in 10 liters of water) or Kemira-Lux is used (for 10 liters it is enough to add 25-30 g of the preparation). The second time, fertilizers are applied one and a half weeks before planting seedlings. You can use "Kristalon" (20 g per 10 liters of water).
Planting seedlings
Eggplant seedlings Giselle F1 are transplanted to the site in late May-early June, as soon as the seedlings grow 6-7 true leaves. The vegetable beds are prepared in advance - the soil is loosened, cleaned of weeds.
The layout of the holes: the distance between the rows is 65-70 cm, between the bushes - 30-35 cm.The best option is if 4-5 eggplants will grow on a square meter of soil.
If the size of the plot is modest, then in the open field you can plant seedlings denser. It is impossible to place seedlings more closely in the greenhouse, otherwise it can lead to a decrease in yield.
It is highly undesirable to use areas after potatoes, since vegetables belong to the same family, are damaged by the same type of pests and have similar requirements for soils.
Watering and feeding
It is recommended to use warm water to moisten the soil. It is better to water the Giselle F 1 eggplants in the morning or in the evening, and it is necessary to exclude the ingress of water on the leaves. To do this, some gardeners dig grooves along the beds, into which water is poured. In this case, the soil at the roots is evenly moistened, and water does not get on the leaves and stems of Giselle eggplants. With a decrease in air temperature, the intensity of irrigation is reduced. Otherwise, high humidity will contribute to the emergence and spread of diseases.
For a greenhouse, the optimum humidity level is 70%. With an increase in temperature and humidity, plants may experience overheating. Therefore, it is recommended to ventilate the greenhouse on time. Before the plants bloom, the beds are watered once a week. During the periods of flowering, formation and ripening of fruits, it is advisable to water Giselle eggplants twice a week. Also, the frequency of watering increases during extreme heat.
Since the root system of plants is shallow, the soil must be loosened very carefully.
So that a crust does not form on the surface of the soil, a watering can with a special nozzle is used for watering eggplants.
It is important to apply root dressing during the flowering and fruiting period of Giselle eggplants:
- during flowering, mineral fertilizers are added (20-30 g of ammophoska are dissolved in 10 liters of water). Gardeners who prefer organic feeding can use a solution of 10 liters of water, a tablespoon of wood ash, a liter of mullein, 500 g of nettle. Before using the solution, the mixture should be infused for a week;
- when the fruits begin to ripen on the bushes, it is recommended to use a solution of mineral fertilizers (60-75 g of urea, 60-75 g of superphosphate and 20 g of potassium chloride are taken for 10 liters of water).
When growing Giselle eggplants, weather conditions must be taken into account. In a cloudy and cool season, plants especially need potassium. The optimal solution is to pour wood ash onto the soil (at the rate of 1-2 glasses per square meter).
When growing eggplants, it is not recommended to use foliar feeding of the culture. If a mineral solution accidentally gets on the leaves, then it is washed off with water.
Harvesting
Shading is not allowed during the flowering period. Therefore, the upper leaves, which restrict the flow of light to the flowers, are carefully removed. Since eggplants ripen gradually, you should not leave ripe fruits on the bushes. Giselle eggplants are cut with the calyx and part of the stalk. Removing ripe vegetables stimulates the formation of new ovaries, so it is recommended to harvest every 5-7 days.
They finish harvesting ripe eggplants before the first autumn frosts. If unripe fruits remain on the bushes, then the plant is completely dug up. You can fold the bushes in the greenhouse and water. As a rule, after two or three weeks, eggplants of the Giselle variety reach technical maturity.
Since the fruits of this culture do not differ in a long shelf life, it is recommended to adhere to some rules that will ensure the safety of the eggplant:
- the harvested crop is piled in a dark, cool room.Optimal parameters: air temperature + 7-10˚ С, humidity 85-90%;
- in rooms with low temperatures + 1-2˚C and relative humidity of 80-90%, eggplants can be stored for 21-25 days. Moreover, the fruits should lie in the dark, otherwise corned beef forms in the light in overripe vegetables, which leads to a deterioration in taste. To minimize the effect of solanine, you can heat the eggplant;
- unripe fruits of Giselle without damage are suitable for storage in the refrigerator;
- when folding the crop on the balcony, it is recommended to use dark packaging. Open plastic bags or heavy paper will do;
- in the basement, the harvest can be folded into boxes, sprinkling the fruits with wood ash.
Eggplant is an excellent vegetable that contains many vitamins and minerals. The fruit can be perfectly preserved and used in the preparation of many dishes. Therefore, it is not surprising that more and more summer residents are trying to plant culture on the site.
