Do I need to eggplant pasynkovat and how to do it correctly?
About summer parties heard many summer residents, but not everyone understands the benefits it brings.Sometimes you can see luxurious green bushes, from which for some reason flowers and ovaries fall, and sometimes beautiful and large fruits ripen almost on bare plants. In fact, tearing off the leaves and processes of plants on the sides, it is possible to grow really stronger fruits. It turns out that from one pasynkovannogo bush will remove a lot more good harvest.
Pros and cons
Even those who are already well acquainted with the procedure of the pinching sometimes oppose it. However, in order to understand, whether the eggplant pasynkovat or not worth it, you should better get acquainted with all the pros and cons.
First and foremost, resort to pasynkovanyu worth during the period when the summer is hot, and at the same time wet. Such conditions stimulate the abundant growth of foliage and as a result, the plant does not have any strength left for the growth and development of fruits. If the shoots and foliage do not break, the eggplant will be small. They can also lose their beautiful shape.
You need to make pasynkovanie and in order to improve the taste of the fruit. Sometimes, without this procedure, it may even fall off the ovary from emaciated bushes.
Be sure to break off the leaves and processes should be in the event that eggplants are grown in the greenhouse. They are often difficult to maintain a certain air temperature, and often it is too high. Given the humidity, which is usually not too small in greenhouses either, green mass grows too actively on bushes. For braking this process, pasynkovanie is necessary.
Moreover, in addition to the removal of excess leaves and processes, the upper point of growth should also be cut off.
You can do without this procedure if eggplants are grown in a too dry and hot climate. In this case, a large number of green leaves allows the earth to dry less. Moreover, in such conditions it is impossible to remove the foliage, otherwise the slow growth of the bushes will begin.
It is not necessary to tear off leaves with spikes and from undersized bushes of eggplants. Such species are perfectly formed independently and without outside human intervention.
No extra chores are required even if the bushes have healthy and moderately dense leaves, thick stems, and a strong ovary. Such plants, without any staining, will receive the necessary substances and grow well. Of course, you can slightly remove the lower leaves from the stem, and after the appearance of the first four eggplants, pinch the tops. If after that there will be new flowers, then they will be better to remove.
With the growth of the fruit pasynkovanie may be needed if the leaves will shade them. During the ripening of eggplants, they need the sun 12 or more hours a day. Removal necessarily required yellow leaves. On weak bushes, it is better to leave only one main stem, and remove all lateral ones.
It is worth noting that Plants in open ground need less cracking, as the formation of greenery and processes is less intense. This leaves eggplant more power to the fruit itself.
Timing
It is very important to choose the right timeframe when it is best to carry out the pasyncina Most experienced gardeners recommend removing all the excess from the bush before the buds begin to form. When growing eggplant seedlings, it is possible to carry out the procedure of beefing 14-20 days after disembarking on the beds. This time is considered the most successful for the formation of bushes.
In addition to pinching at the initial stages of growth, it is also carried out in other periods. For example, when the bushes bloom, and their height reaches 25-30 cm. During the period of fruit ripening, it is also necessary to remove excess foliage.
Rules of conducting
Properly formed eggplant bushes bring significantly greater yields. Yes, and fruits from such plants have the best taste. In fact, in order for the bushes to produce optimal density over the foliage and shoots, you just need to understand that the flowers need a lot of sunlight, watering and feeding.To all this came to the plant in sufficient quantities, and the procedure of the cocking need.
Of course, even without it, you can grow an eggplant crop, but it should be understood that the ovary will be quite bad, it can fall off partially or even completely. Fruits that ripen on unformed bushes, most often deformed and small in size. therefore burying is a must for medium and tall eggplant varieties.
Picking off stepchildren is best in the morning. It is necessary that the damaged places be restored until the evening. The procedure should be carried out when the bushes have already taken root (at least 2 weeks) in the open field. Masking is carried out according to several schemes.
- In one stem. This scheme is used if the plants are weak or tall. It is also better to resort to it, if there is little space for growing eggplants and it should be distributed as economically as possible. This solution allows the bushes to develop better and produce higher yields. If one stalk remains, then it should be regularly inspected and removed extra or too small ovary. Tall bushes after the formation procedure must be tied to the supports so that they do not break off.
- In two stalks. This scheme can be used for healthy bushes. Its implementation begins with pinching the top of the main stem. After that, the plant begins to quickly start side shoots. Of these, you should select and leave only the two best, and remove all others. In the event that new processes appear, they must also be removed.
- Three or more stalks. The scheme implies that you can leave from three to five shoots. Of course, this option is appropriate only if the bushes are large and perfectly healthy. Also for each plant should be enough space to avoid excessive shading. In this case, with the pinning, you must leave the two strongest escapes, and remove all others. Then on one of the shoots should leave a strong stepson.
It is necessary to choose stems for removal so that the remained did not intertwine and did not shade each other. Otherwise, eggplants will grow very slowly.
The choice of which scheme the procedure will be carried out on is made on the basis of the variety, the place of cultivation (open ground or greenhouse), climate and other factors. For greenhouses, it is desirable to form plants according to the scheme in two or three stems, and for open ground a lot depends on the variety and weather conditions.
Pinching is also an important step in the formation of an eggplant bush. It should be carried out when the height of the plant will be about 30 centimeters. This procedure involves removing the topmost flower on the stem. This is done in order to have more side shoots in the bush and it grew in breadth.
After active branching occurs, the formation of skeletal branches should begin. This is done in the following way: at the branching, the strongest flower is selected, which will be the main flower, and the other must be pinched after the second sheet. Thus, you get only one eggplant on the fork. Similarly, do with all the ramifications. In the end, the bush will get from 5 to 12 fruits.
It is desirable after the formation of skeletal branches to tie them to the support. This should be done with utmost care so as not to cause injury to the bushes, because they are very delicate and brittle. Especially carefully it is necessary to handle high bushes, as they have a very high load during the ripening of eggplants. As a result, the plants become even more fragile and easy to damage.
The garter is carried out as follows: a wire is fastened above the tops of the plants, and a rope is already attached to it. Then, under each branch of the plant, a garter is made.
In the future, eggplants also need attention. They need to periodically inspect and remove shoots where there is no ovary.Of course, this can lead to the fact that in strong heat the ground under the bushes will dry up. This problem can be solved by mulching the soil under the eggplants.
For 30-35 days before the end of the growing season, pinch the tops on all shoots. This procedure will allow them to stop growing and the bushes will be able to put most of their forces directly to the ripening of fruits.
Masking is an important procedure that is necessary for the plant throughout its life. However, care must be taken not to overdo it so that the plant does not get sick and die.
Recommendations
Despite the fact that pasynkovanie seems to be a very easy procedure, in its conduct it is necessary to take into account some of the nuances. For example, professionals recommend removing excess leaves, shoots and flowers only with your hands, not with shears. This is due to the fact that this reduces the risk of disease entry, and due to the sensitivity of the hands, such an operation will be more carefully performed. If you can not do without tools, it is necessary to pre-disinfect them. These little things are able to protect the eggplant from many diseases.
It is desirable to carry out tillage after the bushes have been well tied up. Otherwise, plants with a large number of ovaries become too brittle, and the stem may simply break.
It is not recommended to neglect pinching, because thanks to him the fruits receive the necessary amount of nutrients and develop normally. When bushes with withering foliage appear on the beds, this means that they are sick and it is better to get rid of them completely. If this is not done, it will be possible to lose a much larger amount of eggplant, as the disease will eventually be transferred to other plants.
Lower leaves must be removed. This simple procedure will make it easier to collect the ripe fruits and make them better. On such bushes, fruits will grow faster and less exposed to various infections. This method can significantly increase the yield.
If eggplants are grown in a greenhouse with a dry microclimate, then it is better to leave the lower leaves. They will allow to retain moisture in the soil directly at the stems, and it does not dry out. However, it is necessary to monitor and remove the leaves, as well as the ovary, which dried or deformed. Their appearance can speak about serious diseases of eggplants.
How to care for eggplants, see below.