If you want to try your hand at aubergines, there are a few things you need to keep in mind. You have to take special care of eggplants.
Plants can become too bushy
The plants can become too bushy if they are not pinched. This not only looks unattractive, it also has the disadvantage that, firstly, there are too few or too small fruits and secondly, these fruits become too heavy and can break off. To grow aubergines properly, one main shoot and two or three side shoots are enough.
Attach the aubergine to the spiral pole
Always attach the aubergine plant to a spiral pole (like you might be familiar with from beans) so that it is guided upwards . You must remove all side shoots. Two to three can remain standing, but then they also have to be supported. To do this, simply attach another spiral rod to the ground at a distance of up to 80 centimeters and guide the side shoots there.
Fertilize and water regularly
To keep the plants he althy and bear plenty of fruit, they need a handful of vegetable fertilizer every two weeks. In addition, you must water the plants regularly and well, since eggplants have very large leaves and a large amount of water evaporates as a result.