The selection variety that is in great demand is the Bibo F1 eggplant. Reviews left by gardeners and notes on eggplant on the forums indicate the effeminacy and inanimity of plants. But the beneficial qualities possessed by eggplants make them in demand in cooking and nutrition. This is a unique vegetable that helps get rid of many diseases.
Many people know about blue eggplant, but the species diversity of these vegetables includes white, and pink, and purple, and lilac, and even striped fruits.
Today we’ll talk about a variety of plants from which you can get a real white eggplant - “Bibo” F1. Reviews of these plants confirm the complexity of the work to be done to grow a kilogram “miracle” in your garden. But the result is worth it.
How to choose eggplant?
When choosing varieties of eggplant, stop at those that have the highest yields and resistance to negative factors. Eggplant "Bibo" F1 (reviews confirm this) refers to a group of plants that are resistant to stress and disease.
Eggplant "Bibo": a brief description
Eggplant "Bibo" is characterized by early ripeness, high productivity and resistance to disease. This is an open plant. The internodes are short, which contributes to the formation of more ovaries. On one bush, up to 15 (sometimes more) fruits can be formed, of equal size, oval-conical in shape with a mass of 400-450 grams. Outside, the fruits of eggplant are covered with smooth and shiny white skin, inside - snow-white pulp. This product is ideal for home cooking.
There are several dozen varieties of these vegetables. Blue and white are the best varieties of eggplant for open ground. Plants feel good in a warm, dry climate, in an unshaded area. The access of light and heat is the main condition for the normal development and fruiting of eggplant.
How to grow eggplant?
The main condition for successful cultivation is heat, not only at the first stages of development, but also throughout the growing season. Bebo is a white eggplant. This variety is actively growing and developing at a temperature of + 22 / + 24 degrees Celsius, which is considered optimal.
Interesting! At elevated air temperatures (already at +28 ° C), mass shedding of ovaries and flowers is observed.
Eggplant should be planted at a time when the air temperature exceeds +20, and daylight hours last at least 12 hours. Remember that the plant does not tolerate shading - planting it in a shady corner or under the canopy of tall crops, do not rely on a good crop.
In case of eggplant planting in a shaded place during the flowering period, flowers fall, sometimes ovaries fall. Dense soil is also not suitable for growing such a crop: the earth must be loose and rich in oxygen, so that the root system receives enough air and minerals.
If you choose the wrong place for planting seedlings, the normal process of nutrition of vegetable crops is disrupted, and their growth is suspended. Eggplant "Bibo" F1, the watering of which must be carried out systematically, is demanding on the level of soil moisture. Even short-term drying leads to the fall of flowers, ovaries, buds, lower leaves.
On open ground and in greenhouse conditions, you can plant the eggplant "Bibo" F1. Cultivation and care is carried out depending on the type of planting. It is recommended to plant the plant in seedlings. Gardeners note that this approach can significantly accelerate the development and fruiting, increase the level of productivity.
When is the best time to plant eggplant seeds?
In the first ten days of February, seeds are sown. Eggplant "Bibo" F1 reacts negatively to any damage or careless attitude with seedlings. Therefore, transplanting it from cups to the open ground, you need to be extremely careful, otherwise the plant will die.
When to plant seedlings?
When the soil warms up well, the F1 eggplant “Bibo” is planted. Landing time - 2-4th week of May (as weather conditions allow).
Important! If, after landing on the bed, the air temperature drops sharply below 15 ° C, then there is a risk of falling flowers, buds.
Seedlings are planted in rows. The distance between adjacent plants should be up to 60 cm, between rows - 55-75 cm. Each plant is placed in a dug and well-moistened hole. Having taken out the seedlings from the glass, it is placed in the hole without shaking the ground from the roots - this can damage them, and the seedlings will not be accepted.
Features of planting
Try to plant the plants, placing them with roots to the south. So they will be well warmed up by the sun, and the heat accumulated for the whole day will be enough to warm the root system at night. After transplanting seedlings, the hole is watered again and mulched with dry soil.
Eggplant Care Features
"Bibo" - the best varieties of eggplant for open ground. The rules for caring for plants during the growing season are as follows:
- you need to regularly loosen the soil between the rows: after each watering or rain ("dry watering");
- it is recommended to constantly weed in rows with eggplant;
- plants need top dressing;
- you need to protect the culture from pests and diseases.
“Dry watering” helps maintain the soil on a bed of loose (enriched with oxygen) and moist.
Important! Keep the roots intact during cultivation. The slightest damage - and the plant will die. Therefore, it is recommended to loosen the soil in the aisles shallow, only 7-9 cm, and with the onset of the period of fruit formation - a little deeper, up to 15 cm. Loosening must necessarily be accompanied by podkuchivanie bushes.
Eggplant is a plant that always suffers from a lack of moisture. The period of flowering and fruit formation is the time when the crop is most in need of watering. Even short-term droughts should not be allowed. But everything should be in moderation. Excess moisture for the eggplant is also harmful. Both dry and too moist soil can lead to falling flowers and ovaries.
There is no need to pinch, but sometimes the bushes need to be tied. It is necessary to feed plants once every 2 weeks. Remember to remove the yellowed leaves.
Fruiting and Yield
Vegetables such as eggplant, gardeners are called centenarians. Technical ripeness of the fruits occurs on the 20th-23rd week after germination.
It is important to clean ripened eggplant on time. This contributes to the more rapid development of new ovaries.
Insect Pest Protection
At first, young and immature seedlings are hypersensitive not only to the effects of natural factors, but also to the negative influence of insect pests. Colorado beetles, which are actively interested in this crop, can destroy immature plants. Having discovered nightshade plants in their habitat zone, these insects willingly devour anything above the soil level.
Gardeners in their reviews introduce readers to yet another enemy of eggplant - a bug that does not disdain plant leaves, although not as voracious as the Colorado potato beetle. Therefore, like other garden crops, eggplant requires special protection against insect pests and diseases common among plants of the nightshade family.
Eggplant Processing
For plants with ripening fruits, the use of chemical remedies is highly not recommended. Processing is carried out before landing on a constant place of growth. It is recommended to spray the seedlings with Prestige solution using the same dosage as for potatoes. Plants treated in this way lose their attractiveness to pests.
Reviews about eggplant varieties "Bibo"
Gardeners admit that their search for a variety that is ideal for growing in a temperate climate did not stop until they tried to grow eggplant “Bibo” f1 in their garden. Reviews of this vegetable crop suggest that the choice of this particular variety is successful, despite the finicky care.
Summer residents confirm that neither the steady Epic, nor the modest Rotonda, nor the luxurious Helios can compare with the hybrid Bebo variety. Thanks to him, many have learned how to cook healthy and tasty food. Each summer resident who planted eggplant in the garden once, now always buys only seeds of this variety and is happy to grow eggplant "Bibo" F1, whose productivity is surprising.
From the eggplant “Bibo” you get real culinary masterpieces that taste like mushroom dishes. Eggplant chops, saute, eggplant caviar - this is something that can not be abandoned, growing such a crop in the garden.
Bibo is an interesting hybrid eggplant variety. This member of the nightshade family is very popular with healthy food lovers. People who tried to grow white eggplant (a variety of hybrid origin) in their garden once, and later cook them, can no longer refuse the fruits of this plant. That is why, despite all its finicky and exacting care, eggplant for many summer residents is a favorite crop in the garden.
We hope that our guided tour and your knowledge of gardening and horticulture will help you become a real expert in growing eggplants.