Eggplant is a vegetable loved by almost everyone. Along with tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers, they can often be seen in the beds of summer residents. Eggplants, whose diseases are easier to prevent than to treat for a long time, can be affected by both viral and bacterial, as well as fungal diseases. These include stolbur, macrosporiosis, as well as various kinds of rot and wilting.
The most dangerous pests for this vegetable are aphids and the Colorado potato beetle. The drugs "Phosbecid" or "Iskra", both of domestic production, help well from the first. When using them, you need to know one rule: in no case should plants be processed at a time when already ripening eggplants are hanging on them. Diseases can also be treated with chemicals. In the latter case, remember the above recommendation. It is possible to process plants only with approved means that are safe for humans, and strictly following the attached instructions.
Various eggplant diseases, photos of which youyou can see on this page, if you follow the simplest rules, you can be warned.
Firstly, you can not plant eggplant in the same garden from year to year. The minimum period must be at least 3 years. This rule applies not only to eggplant itself, but also to tomatoes, potatoes and other nightshades. Their diseases are almost the same.
Eggplants, whose diseases can also be prevented by deep digging of the earth, need to be fertilized and watered in time. Various kinds of weeds greatly weaken the plants, and therefore they must be removed in a timely manner. All these measures significantly reduce the risk of infection. In the event that the plants are still sick, the affected parts are leaves, stems, ovaries, etc. - must be removed. In addition, plantings should not be allowed to be thickened.
As for the Colorado potato beetle, eggplant, not potatoes, is its favorite treat. Measures to combat it are chemical treatment and manual collection of insects. Some owners of summer cottages, when spraying potatoes, forget about eggplants. In this case, after a couple of days, only the stems can remain from the plants. The beetle will move from treated areas to untreated areas. Therefore, along with potatoes, you need to spray eggplants. Diseases and pests affect these plants quite often. This means that when growing, you must follow all the agrotechnical recommendations provided for in this case.
Quite often these plants are affectedslugs and spider mites. The former, along with the leaves, also spoil the fruits. In order to prevent the appearance of slugs on eggplants, when loosening, the plants are pollinated with finely ground red or black bitter pepper (1 tsp per square meter). To combat spider mites, a mixture of the following composition is used: for 1 tbsp. minced garlic, mixed with dandelion leaves, take 1 tbsp. soap (liquid). All these components are diluted in a ten-liter bucket of water. After that, the mixture is filtered through a sieve and sprayed on the plants.
Eggplants, the diseases of which, as all summer residents know, are quite common, require increased attention in this regard. With proper care, you can avoid most problems and get a great harvest.
