When to plant eggplants for seedlings according to the lunar calendar in 2022

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-18 00:05

Many Russians appreciate and love eggplants. Gardeners with experience recommend planting seedlings as early as possible. To decide when to plant eggplants for seedlings in 2022, it is recommended to refer to the lunar calendar and take into account the weather conditions by region.

How to calculate when to do the seeding procedure

Depending on the type of eggplant, you need to transplant the seedlings to a permanent place at different times. For early maturing varieties, this time is from 60 to 70 days. Mid-season varieties are transplanted to a permanent place 75 days after the appearance of the first seedlings. Planting late-ripening is carried out 5-10 days later.

You can decide on the transplantation time yourself. To do this, add the recommended age of eggplant seedlings with the time when the planting material is processed (1-3 days), when the seeds germinate (4-10 days). It is also recommended to add to the value the adaptation period after the picking procedure (approximately 10 days).

Sowing seeds is carried out 75-95 days before the intended planting of seedlings in a permanent place. Usually eggplant sprouts develop 2, 5–3 months.

How to properly grow eggplants

Gardeners usually plant seeds for seedlings in the last days of February or early March. Eggplants are quite capricious, sensitive to even minor damage. For this reason, care must be taken when growing a crop.

Transplanting and diving young eggplant seedlings, you can accidentally damage them. It is better to plant seeds immediately in separate containers.

By planting seeds early, the gardener gains a number of benefits:

• vegetables ripen quickly, the first fruits can be tasted already in the last days of July;
• seedlings will get stronger in a short time;
• the plantings will form a stable immunity.

In order for the seedlings to grow and develop better, the temperature should be around 25 ° C, the humidity should be 60%.

Seedlings will grow better with moderate soil moisture. It is impossible to fill in, otherwise the sprouts will quickly die.

To ensure sufficient moisture, seedlings must be regularly sprayed with a spray bottle. Can be watered with a pipette. In this case, water will be dosed to each plant.

Lunar calendar recommendations

The question of when to plant eggplants for seedlings in 2022 according to the lunar calendar and by region is of interest to professional gardeners and ordinary people. The table lists favorable and unfavorable days for sowing seeds.

№	Month	Auspicious days	Unfavorable days
1.	February	3-5, 13-14, 18, 23, 25, 26	1, 7-8, 10-12, 19, 27, 28
2.	March	4, 10, 17, 23, 30	1-3, 11-14, 16, 24, 28
3.	April	14, 19, 20, 22, 23, 28	5-7, 9-11, 24-26
4.	May	12, 17-20, 23-25, 28-30	10-11, 13-15, 22, 31

Sowing on new moon and full moon is strictly contraindicated. This will lead to a much smaller harvest than previously planned.

Landing features depending on the region

Professional gardeners recommend planting seeds on specific dates depending on the region. Planting eggplants is carried out in the following terms:

• In the central part of Russia, seeds are sown depending on weather conditions, usually in the first days of March.
• In the southern regions, seeds are sown already in February. You can transplant seedlings to a permanent place in April.
• In Siberia, in the Urals, eggplant seeds are planted only in April. Seedlings are planted in a permanent place in June.

In the regions of the Far North, due to the short duration of summer, eggplants should only be planted in heated greenhouses. When planted on a plot, seedlings may die before they yield a crop.

Planting and grooming secrets

Before sowing seeds, attention should be paid to the planting material. First, pay attention to the packaging. It is not recommended to take the material after the expiration date. With a high degree of probability, such seeds will not germinate.

Carefully inspect the contents of the bag, discard rotten, damaged seeds - they will not sprout.

Also, the planting material is checked for germination. For this, water is poured into a glass and a tablespoon of salt is diluted in it, seeds are dipped into the solution. Only those that have sunk to the bottom are suitable for sowing. Seeds floating on the surface can be thrown away.

Eggplant seeds should be disinfected in a manganese solution. In this case, they will be able to resist dangerous diseases. Then the seeds are wrapped in a damp cloth and placed in a warm place. From time to time, the fabric is moistened. After 3 days, you can start sowing.

For planting, you should take small containers, since eggplants do not tolerate transplanting well, they take root for a long time and may die.

You can prepare the land for planting yourself or buy it. Before use, the soil, especially homemade, is thoroughly fried at high temperatures. This will exclude the appearance of harmful insects in it.

Containers with seedlings are covered and placed in a warm place. When sprouts appear, the shelter is removed, the cups are placed on the windowsill. To prevent delicate sprouts from being burned by the sun, it is necessary to provide diffused lighting. In addition, eggplants should be protected from drafts; they may kill the heat-loving culture.

In February-March, eggplants get some light. To make them grow better, gardeners recommend additionally highlighting seedlings.

Seedlings need to be watered. For the procedure, settled water is suitable. Plants can get sick when watering them with cold water.

When the seedlings grow up a little, they are fed and treated with special preparations. So the culture will grow and develop better.

Eggplants are planted in a permanent place when the danger of recurrent frosts has passed. This usually happens in late May - early June. In the southern regions, this can be done already in April.

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An area with a sufficient amount of sunlight, not subject to the negative effects of drafts, is suitable for transplanting.

Further care consists in regular watering. In hot weather, this procedure is carried out every day. The settled water is poured directly under the root, being careful not to fall on the leaves to avoid burns. Watering is carried out in the evening or early in the morning.

Constantly you need to loosen the soil around and remove weeds. This will allow the seedlings to grow faster.

The area around the eggplant can be mulched. This will prevent weeds from growing, and will preserve the moisture of the soil for a long time.

Eggplant is a rather whimsical culture. Enough effort must be made to get the harvest. But the end result will allow you to enjoy delicious fruits at exactly the right time.

Outcomes

1. The eggplant sowing time is determined depending on the region and in accordance with the lunar calendar. This will allow you to get the best harvest.
2. Seedlings are protected from the sun and wind, otherwise they may die.
3. Eggplants need to be watered regularly, loosened around the bushes and removed weeds in a timely manner.