Eggplant Diamond

Eggplant Diamond: variety description

Eggplant Almaz deserves to be famous on Russian, Ukrainian and Moldovan soils. It is grown in greenhouses and hotbeds. In the store, the seeds of "Almaz" are sorted into one or two, from the websites of agricultural firms, the seeds have been scattering like hot cakes for many, many years.

Overripe eggplant seeds can be harvested and planted again.

The appearance of the eggplant is normal, everything is according to the standard: vegetables are medium, elongated, dark. At times, eggplants of this variety are called black diamonds. Eggplant variety Medium early diamond. Eggplant yield Diamond depends on the area in which the eggplant grows and is cultivated.

Characteristics of the Eggplant Diamond

Eggplant Diamond: photo of the variety

• Medium ripeness. Ripening period - 110-150 days from the moment when the first seedlings appeared until the moment of technical maturity.
• Taste and commercial characteristics. The taste is soft, pleasant, used as a universal product. Stored for a long time, well transported.
• Disease immunity... Strong immunity to cucumber and tobacco mosaic, pillar, wilting.
• Dimensions. The length reaches 15-17 cm, the weight of the vegetable is 100-180 g.
• Colour vegetables and their internal contents. Dark purple, almost black, slightly green flesh.
• Bush in height up to 55 cm, compact.
• Landing scheme eggplant diamond. 60x30 cm, or slightly wider. For 1 m2 - no more than 6 bushes.
• The subtleties of cultivating varieties... Growing often takes place in greenhouse conditions with or without heating. In open spaces, it grows only in the south, there is no cold weather.
• Yield indicator eggplant Diamond - 8 kg from 1 m2.
• There are no thorns on the bush, which makes harvesting easier.

Eggplant Diamond: growing from seed

Growing from eggplant seeds Diamond: training video

Eggplant varieties are usually grown in greenhouse conditions. And even if the conditions are right for planting eggplants in an open space, the Russian people still act according to the standard. The cultivation method consists of 2 stages: sowing seeds for seedlings; growing seedlings.

After 30 days after sowing, the seeds of the eggplant Diamond will become noticeable, from which there will be good, from which not. In order to grow eggplant, you need to draw a parallel between the soil requirements and the characteristics of your soil.

• It is necessary that the soil is neutral or slightly acidified.
• From acidity, lime is introduced into the ground every 3 years.
• When the soil is prepared, organic matter must be added to it (7 days before planting).
• Good precursors for eggplant: carrots, onions, cabbage, pumpkin, squash.
• The seeds of diamond eggplant are small, they are usually soaked before sowing, although this may not be done. Seed preparation goes through 3 stages: calibration; disinfection; stimulating growth. If you already have seeds of a certain agricultural firm on your trust, then you can skip the preparation of the seeds, because the responsible companies carry out the processing themselves and with high quality.
• To determine the sowing time, you need to count 50-70 days before planting eggplants in greenhouse conditions or in an open area.
• Eggplant variety Diamond is unpretentious, but you still need to comply with some care requirements. Almaz eggplant seeds are placed in individual sockets. Eggplant picking tolerance is poor.

How to care

Almaz eggplant has been growing since 1983. The variety managed to fall in love with summer residents, specialists in the selection field.

Eggplant care rules

• Do not plant bushes close to each other (the norm is 6 bushes per 1 m2).
• When planting seedlings, it is not necessary to deepen it much.
• How to care: loosen, water, feed. Loosening must be done carefully so as not to harm the roots. You need to feed it with organic and mineral fertilizers.

Feeding scheme

• Before planting plants in the soil, 10 kg of organic fertilizers per 1 m2 are introduced into it.
• In springtime, it is recommended to fertilize the soil with nitrogenous mixtures. In autumn, fertilize with potassium and phosphorus.
• After planting, when the plants bloom and bear fruit, fertilizing with mineral mixtures is carried out up to 3 times.
• There is no need to add the eggplant variety Diamond.

Eggplant Diamond: reviews

Reviews of the Almaz eggplant variety are almost all positive. The vegetables are covered with a thin skin with a glossy effect. Advantages of the variety (according to farmers, vegetable growers): of course, low cost; each plant forms at least 5 ovaries; long and abundant fruiting; a beautiful black vegetable, with gloss; the inner content is not bitter; resistant to temperature extremes, to popular diseases. Only one single minus is noticed - flowers and fruits are formed at the bottom of the bush, which means that you need an eye and an eye for vegetables. If the fruits have reached ripeness, then it is time to quickly remove them so that soil bacteria do not spoil the vegetables.

Eggplant Diamond: photo of the variety

These are reviews of amateurs who, on their own plots, grow Almaz eggplants in their greenhouses, greenhouses, on ridges.

Plant the Almaz eggplant variety once, and you will be unstoppable, because you will like it, this is unambiguous. For more farmers, this variety is a classic of the genre, they plant it every year and know the characteristics of "Almaz" very well. And this is 100% confidence that a generous harvest is definitely guaranteed.