A selection of the best varieties of eggplant for a polycarbonate greenhouse

Eggplant is well known to gardeners as a healthy nutritious vegetable with a savory taste. Its other name - "Indian berry" - speaks of its origin and high demand for heat, sun and the length of daylight hours.

In the northern regions, growing a capricious culture is possible only in a polycarbonate greenhouse, and the use of modern varieties and hybrids will greatly facilitate care. In order not to get lost in the assortment of eggplants for greenhouses, we suggest studying a selection of the best.

Features of choosing a variety of eggplant for polycarbonate greenhouses

The varieties recommended for outdoor cultivation are different from their greenhouse counterparts. not only in terms of light and heat requirements, but also technical parameters: ripening time, height and power of the bush, size of fruits and yield, resistance to diseases and pests.

For polycarbonate greenhouses, varieties and hybrids should be selected:

• early and mid-season;
• low and medium height bush;
• with a compact crown;
• with increased resistance to disease;
• self-pollinated (it is far from always possible to attract bees and other pollinating insects to the greenhouse).

Suitable varieties

Of the wide range of eggplants, the most popular among gardeners are easy-to-care, resistant varieties and hybrids, which even a beginner can easily cope with growing.

Namesake

Mid-early eggplant, forming medium-sized bushes up to 140 cm high... Plants are slightly leafy, compact. The fruits are fleshy, broadly ovate, dense and heavy - the weight of the fruit reaches 900 g, their length is up to 14 cm. The skin of a ripe vegetable is mauve in color, the pulp is white. The plant has rare thorns. This variety is grown using a garter.

Joker

Eggplant from the selection and seed-growing company "Manul", characterized by early ripening and unusual racemose type of fruiting... Eggplants hang on a branch for 3-7 pieces, and from one plant you can collect up to 70 pieces of vegetables.

Sami fruits by weight are small - 80-130 g, elongated, pear-shaped... The skin is thin, glossy, bright lilac color. The pulp is dense, white, of high taste, without bitterness. Needs careful care and mandatory tying to a support.

Robin Hood

Suitable for growing not only in greenhouses, but also in the open field... Mid-season, forms high, up to 100 cm, powerful bushes that need additional support and regular removal of stepchildren. Fruits are pear-shaped, deep purple in color, weighing 200-300 g. The skin is thin, the flesh is creamy, with a rich taste and light pungency.

Black handsome

Mid-season grade from the Poisk agrofirm. Plants are low - 50-60 cm, compact, slightly branched. For a month and a half, oval fruits with a glossy purple-black skin and white flesh, without bitterness, ripen. The length of a ripe vegetable is 12-15 cm.

The black handsome man is suitable for drying and canning. He will delight the gardener with unpretentiousness to growing conditions, excellent taste and high yield.

Nutcracker

An early and unpretentious hybrid... From germination to harvest, only 1.5 months should pass. The plant forms sprawling bushes up to 80 cm high.The fruits are thick, wide, oval-pear-shaped, 12-145 cm long and weighing up to 600 g. The skin of the vegetable is glossy, dense, black-purple in color. The crop can be harvested in several stages.

The value of the hybrid is excellent taste, regular fruit formation, good keeping quality and versatility of use.

Reference. The F1 mark on the seed bag indicates that the plant is a first generation hybrid. They have a number of advantages over varieties, in particular, increased resistance to pests and diseases.

Bagheera f1

Mid-season hybrid with powerful and tall bushes up to 1.2 m... Fruits are oval and medium weight, long - 16-20 cm, dark purple in color, shiny. The skin is dense, glossy. The pulp is white with a greenish tinge. Delicate taste without bitterness.

Purple Miracle f1

High-yielding and early maturing hybridknown since 1999. Plants are medium-sized, compact. The purple miracle can be grown in greenhouses and outdoors. Fruits are narrow, dark purple, up to 30 cm long and 5-7 cm in diameter.

Resistant to temperature extremes, short-term frost and high disease resistance. When stored, the fruits do not fade for a long time.

Reference. In the line of modern varieties of eggplant for greenhouses, you can choose vegetables with a traditional purple color, and an unusual white or, for example, green color. The taste of such exotic fruits is devoid of the usual pungency, it is softer.

Icicle

Elongated cylindrical white eggplants... The skin and pulp of the fruit is snow-white. Plants bear fruit stably at different temperatures and are suitable for growing in unheated greenhouses, greenhouses and open field. The fruit has a delicate taste, devoid of bitterness. Plants are self-pollinated.

Alenka

Medium ripening plants, tall and compact... Fruits are bright green, cylindrical, glossy. The pulp is light green in color, with a sweet taste, contains a lot of ascorbic acid. The fruits are recommended for fresh consumption and for conservation. Self-pollinated variety.

Sancho Panza

Medium early variety of domestic selection... The bushes are tall, grow up to 150 cm in greenhouse conditions, and need support. Fruits are deep purple in color, large, have the shape of a ball. The average diameter of a vegetable is 14 cm. The variety is affected by spider mites in dry hot weather.

Suitable for all types of cultivation: open ground, spring and winter greenhouses.

Bibo f1

Another eggplant with white fruits, only Dutch selection... The hybrid is early maturing. Plants are undersized and spreading, open type, with short internodes. A lot of oval-conical fruits ripen on the bush, reaching a mass of 300-400 g. The fruits are small in size, only 15-20 cm. The yield is high - up to 6 kg per sq. m.

Sailor

Mid-season eggplant with small pear-shaped fruits "dressed in vests"... The purple skin of the fruit is covered with numerous milky white strokes. Recommended for use in preservation and salting in pieces. The plants are beautiful, they will decorate any garden and even a mixborder.

How to choose the best variety

There are so many seed breeding achievements that, when you come to the store, you get lost and do not know what to choose. In order not to be mistaken with the choice, think over a plan for future plantings in advance.

When choosing seeds, be sure to consider:

• greenhouse area (for a standard size greenhouse, 1-2 productive hybrids are enough);
• planting density (for a compacted scheme, options with a compact, low-leafed crown are suitable);
• desired picking time of the vegetable;
• personal taste preferences;
• greenhouse climate (heated or not);
• for food or storage.

If the greenhouse area is standard, then 2-3 productive hybrids are enough.

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Which variety is suitable for different regions

The closer to the north, the more difficult it is to grow this heat-loving vegetable. Specially zoned hybrids and varieties come to the aid of the summer resident.

For the Moscow region

Summer in the Moscow region is often rainy and cool. The hottest and sunniest month is July. For polycarbonate greenhouses, select varieties and hybrids with a short growing season and resistance to fungal diseases:

• Namesake;
• Robin Hood;
• Black handsome;
• Icicle;
• Alenka;
• Bibo F1.

Ural

In the Ural region, preference is given to early ripe eggplants, not afraid of temperature changes:

• Purple Miracle F1;
• Bibo F1;
• Joker.

A favorable month for harvesting is July, in early June and in August night frosts are possible.

Siberia

Mid-season and early hybrids and varieties are suitable for Siberian gardens.with good adaptation to low temperatures:

• Sailor;
• Bagheera F1;
• Purple Miracle F1;
• Bibo F1;
• Alenka.

Reviews of summer residents

Reviews of vegetable growers often speak in favor of hybrids.

Maria, Vologda region: “Every year, besides the usual ones, I plant vegetables of interesting colors for the sake of experiment. Of the eggplant, I liked the Purple Miracle F1 and Sailor. The latter is not as productive as Miracle, but it is too beautiful! ".

Elena, Omsk: “I have been growing eggplants for a long time. In my greenhouse, I grow both purple and white varieties. I want to say a separate word about the Bibo F1 hybrid. Withstands both cold and heat. Doesn't get sick and doesn't require a lot of trouble. Its taste is mushroom, soft. Even my children eat it, although other eggplants do not like it ".

Conclusion

For the northern regions and central Russia, it is not easy to grow a good eggplant crop outdoors. Another thing is a polycarbonate greenhouse. By choosing several varieties of eggplant for her, you will provide your family with a year's supply of healthy vegetables. Have a good season!