Not every gardener decides to grow eggplants on their plot. This vegetable crop from the nightshade family has very firmly secured the title of “the main southern whim.” But eggplant has another side - it is extremely healthy and has the best taste characteristics among all southern vegetables. There are many varieties of eggplant on the market today. In this article we will talk about the Bolshoy Uvalen variety.
Characteristics of the variety
The Bolshoy Uvalen eggplant is a variety of Siberian selection. Therefore, despite its love for light and warmth, it grows well in our latitudes. Its bushes are medium-sized with a small amount of foliage. They can grow in height from 60 to 80 cm.
This makes Bolshoi Uvalny one of the best varieties for growing in open ground. At the same time, maximum yield can be achieved only when grown in greenhouses and film shelters.
Its eggplants differ significantly from other varieties in their shape and size. The fruits of this variety are spherical in shape. Their average weight will be about 700 grams. The largest eggplants of the Bolshoy Uvalny can reach a diameter of 20 cm and a weight of 1850 grams.
Under the dark purple skin of the Big Hulk hides snow-white flesh. It is dense in texture and incredibly tasty.A distinctive feature of this variety is the small amount of seeds in the pulp of its fruits. The Big Uvalen eggplant is perfect for cooking and various homemade preparations.
This variety of eggplant reaches its technical maturity 120 - 130 days from the moment the first shoots appear. It has good resistance to many diseases of this crop. In addition, Bolshoy Uvalen has a fairly high yield - about 7 kg per square meter.
Recommendations for cultivation
Large hulk can be grown either by sowing seeds directly into the ground or through seedlings. It should be borne in mind that seeds should be planted only in the southern regions. For other regions, it is better to stick to the seedling method. The video will tell you more about growing seedlings of this crop:
Eggplants are quite demanding on soil and care. They will show good growth, and most importantly, fruiting, only on light loam or rich black soil. If the soil on the site is clayey, then it is necessary to add sawdust, ash, peat and river sand. Beginning in the fall, eggplant beds must be fertilized with organic or mineral fertilizers.
It is advisable to plant this variety after onions, carrots, pumpkins and legumes. You can be left without an eggplant harvest when planting after tomatoes, peppers and potatoes. During their growth, these crops will suck all the beneficial substances from the soil, leaving nothing for the eggplant plants.
Caring for plants of this variety includes:
- Regular watering. The soil in the beds of this crop should be moderately moistened. Eggplants will not tolerate drought and excessive watering.In addition, they should be watered only with warm water and only at the base of the bush. It is recommended to water in the evening with water heated during the day. The frequency of watering depends on weather conditions and the composition of the soil on the site, but at least once every 2 days.
- Ensuring temperature conditions from 25 to 30 degrees. Greater Uvalen eggplant plants stop growing at temperatures below 15 degrees, and prolonged exposure to temperatures above 32 degrees can lead to yellowing of their leaves and shedding of the ovaries.
- Applying fertilizers up to 5 times per season. The big lump responds well to the application of organic matter, as well as to mineral fertilizers with a high content of phosphorus, potassium and nitrogen.
- Bush formation. To prevent plants from growing green mass instead of fruits, you need to remove all the lower leaves before the first fork of the trunk. Each bush of the Big Hulk should have no more than 5 shoots and no more than 7 ovaries. The remaining shoots and ovaries must be carefully cut off.
If all recommendations are followed, plants of this variety will bear fruit abundantly until the end of September.
