Faram's eggplant

Horticultural shops offer a wide variety of eggplant varieties, with Farama especially notable. It is worth considering in more detail the peculiarities of the culture, as well as studying the scheme of its cultivation.

Farama is a hybrid of several fruitful and healthy varieties. Belongs to the group of mid-season plants. Key benefits of culture include:

• high yield rate;
• safety of fruits;
• disease resistance.

Main characteristics:

• compact bushes, no more than 60 cm high;
• large leaf plates, mostly green or bluish-green;
• flowers are small, disappear rather quickly.

Farama is suitable for planting both in open ground and greenhouses.

The compact Farama bushes make it possible to plant even in confined conditions in small areas. At the same time, the variety forms rather large fruits.

Their characteristics:

• diameter - 5-6 cm;
• shape - cylindrical;
• length - up to 25 cm;
• weight - 155-203 g;
• the skin is glossy, thick, dark lilac.

The transportability of eggplants is high, which makes it possible to transport vegetables over long distances.

Tasters note the pleasant crunchy taste of this type of eggplant. The fruits are ideal both for fresh consumption as salads, and for pickling, canning and even freezing.

The variety is mid-season, ripens 50-60 days after planting the seedlings.

On average, up to 298-340 centners of juicy eggplants can be harvested per hectare. The yield indicator depends on the temperature regime, the degree of watering and the availability of fertilizing.

Gardeners recommend planting the crop so that there are no more than 3-4 bushes per square meter of the garden.

It is no secret that the stages of growing eggplant, regardless of the variety, are almost identical. The highlights are as follows.

1. Preparation of planting material. The seeds are soaked in water to take whole and large samples that will not float to the surface. Also, eggplant seeds can be calcined at high temperatures for several minutes.
2. Disembarkation. The seeds are pre-dried and then placed in prepared peat pots, deepening by less than 2 cm. If there are no peat pots, you can use another container, but you will have to look for the composition of fertile soil yourself.
3. Transfer. It is started when the Farama bushes rise by at least 10-12 cm. It is carried out by hardening the variety for a week.

Before planting, you should prepare the site by adding fertilizer and loosening the soil. This will improve the survival rate of the variety, as well as prevent the development of various diseases and pests. When planting work is completed, it remains to take care of the care of the crop.

• It is not recommended to water the eggplant too often. It is necessary to monitor the need for water application according to the soil moisture level or climatic conditions.
• Loosening. A mandatory procedure to prevent the risk of plant disease. It is carried out mainly after each watering.
• Top dressing. On average, from 3 to 4 fertilizers are applied to the soil per season, using organic and complex compositions.

It is important to read the instructions before using fertilizers and determine the applicability of the product. Top dressing should be applied immediately under the root, otherwise there is a high probability of burning the leaves of the plant.

Eggplant seeds are planted both directly in open ground and in pots. Regardless, care should be taken to choose the ideal place to grow your crop. Advice:

• preference should be given to sunny and windproof areas;
• groundwater must flow low, otherwise the probability of plant death is quite high;
• the soil must be fertile.

Before planting eggplants, it is recommended to thoroughly fertilize the bed with organic compounds, as well as to loosen the soil. Then the chances of getting a large harvest will increase markedly.

Faram's eggplant attracts the attention of gardeners with its strong immunity, it is considered one of the most resistant varieties to various diseases and pests. However, this does not mean that with improper care, the plant is not capable of getting sick.

Common diseases are fungi and rot, and among the pests, it is worth highlighting the spider mite or aphids. You can detect the presence of insects by light spots on the back of the leaf plates. Ignoring the problem will lead to the death of the plant.

Preventive treatments with special formulations will help to strengthen the immunity of eggplant. They need to be carried out with the use of drugs, it is recommended to carefully study the instructions before use.