Eggplant purple

Eggplant purple is very popular to be used in cooking, tender texture offsetting fry and soup. Eggplant also has a range of nutrients and nutrient in it, which is.

 Eggplant is a plant that belongs to the family Solanaceae and genus Solanum. It is native to India and Sri Lanka, and is closely related to tomatoes and potatoes. Eggplant is commonly used as a vegetable for cooking. The botanical name Solanum Melongena.

 Eggplant tree is a perennial plant that is often grown as trees a year. It grows up to 40-150 cm (16-57 inches) tall. The leaves are large, with gross lobe. Size 10 -20 cm (4-8 inches) long and 5-10 cm (2-4 inches) in width. The type of semi-wild are larger and grow up to 225 cm (7 feet), with leaves that are more than 30 cm (12 inches) in length and 15 cm (6 inches) in length. Often thorny trees. The flower colours ranging from white to purple, with Korola with five lobes. Stamen yellow. Powdered fruit-filled, with a diameter of less than 3 cm for wild plants, and even greater for cultivated varieties.

Botanical terms, eggplant classified as berries contain many small seeds and tender. The seeds are edible but bitter taste because it contains the alkaloid nicotine. This is not surprising because eggplant is a close relative of tobacco.

How to Grow Eggplant Plants

• Sprinkle 4 cups of 16-16-8 blend fertiliser, or a similar all-purpose fertiliser, over every 100 square feet of garden bed. Till the fertiliser into the top 6 inches of soil. 

• Dig the planting holes to the same depth as the seed pots. Space the holes 2 feet apart in rows that are also set 2 feet apart. 

• Remove the seedling from its pots. Set the eggplant in the planting hole, adjust the depth of the hole until the eggplant sits at the same depth it was growing at previously. Fill in the hole around the eggplant roots, firming the soil surface with your hands. 

• Water the seedlings thoroughly after planting, soaking the soil to a 4- to 6-inch depth. Water the plants one to two times a week thereafter, providing about 1 to 2 inches of moisture each week.

• Spread a 2-inch layer of straw mulch over the bed once soil temperatures reach 75 degrees Fahrenheit. The mulch prevents weeds and maintains soil moisture. 

• Fertilise eggplants with a high-nitrogen 21-0-0 fertiliser one month after planting and a second time one month after that. Apply 1/2 tbsp. of fertiliser to each plant, working the fertiliser into the soil 6 inches away from the eggplant stem. 

• Harvest the eggplants once the skin reaches its full colour and the fruits are between 6 and 8 inches long. Cut the eggplant from the vine with a knife; pulling the fruits may damage the plant.