Eggplant Bourgeois f1 is an early ripe hybrid that can bear fruit already one hundred and ten days after planting and bear fruit until frost. The hybrid is adapted for outdoor growth. Can be grown in greenhouses. Resistant to adverse weather conditions and the most common diseases.
A very large tall bush with round fruits that are not inferior to the plant itself. Under favorable conditions, the bush can grow up to 170 cm. The weight of eggplant ranges from four hundred to six hundred grams. With such a weight of fruits and a significant height of the bush, it is better to tie the plant to a trellis. The bushes of the Bourgeois hybrid are quite sprawling. A good ratio of the number of bushes to a unit area is three plants per square meter.
The fruits of the hybrid have a slightly flattened shape. The skin of a ripe eggplant is very dark, almost black with a purple tint. The pulp is not bitter, very tender, white. It is suitable for preservation for the winter and for cooking dishes from fresh eggplants. The shape of the fruit is very convenient for cooking stuffed eggplants in the oven.
The fruits of the eggplant Bourgeois at the stage of technical ripeness have a purple-pink color.
We can say that eggplants of round shapes have returned to their original appearance of the fruit. Such as in the photo.
At the same time, cultivated eggplants of round-fruited varieties, having retained the shape of the fruit, acquired high taste qualities and significant sizes. But they lost the protective spikes on the stems, leaves and calyx. And also much of the bitterness. In the wild, eggplant needed all this to protect itself from pests eating it.
Yes. This is an eggplant. Wild.
In the garden culture, the role of a plant protector was taken over by a person.
If we compare the top photos with the photo of the Bourgeois eggplant, it is clearly noticeable how much the size and weight of the fruit have increased.
And how much “kinder” eggplants have become in relation to a person.
Agrotechnics
Grow eggplant from seedlings. Seeds for seedlings must be sown in the last days of March. The seeds are pre-soaked in a stimulating solution.
If there is no desire to waste time waiting for seedlings to appear from the ground, after soaking in a stimulating solution, you can “sow” the seeds of the hybrid in a damp cloth. At the same time, it will be possible to evaluate the quality of the seeds. Sprouted seeds are planted in separate seedling cups in the prepared soil.
You can simply sow the seeds in a seedling box and pick them up later. But eggplants do not tolerate both picking and transplanting, often dying for a long time in growth. Therefore, the best option is to transfer a young plant from a seedling cup into the ground to a permanent place.
When growing eggplant seedlings, novice gardeners often complain that the seeds have risen together and suddenly all have fallen. Most likely, the seedlings were affected by root collar rot. This fungal disease develops in overly wet soil. Eggplant holds the record for water consumption among nightshades, but even they do not like the “swamp”.
With an excess of water, the roots begin to rot in plants. Then the rot spreads to the stem. If this happens, most likely, the seedlings will have to be grown again.
When the seedlings reach two months of age and the end of frost, you can transplant the seedlings into the ground. When planting in open ground, care should be taken to protect plants from the cold wind by placing acrylic on the north side.
Eggplant roots are best “warmed up” by planting them in organic-rich soil and covering them with mulch. At the same time, this will get rid of weeds.
In dry, hot weather, it is necessary to monitor the absence of a spider mite that can deprive a gardener of a crop. The pest is destroyed with an insecticide.
The situation is worse with the Colorado potato beetle. Reproduces quickly, flies far. It is susceptible to insecticide action, but chemicals should not be applied later than twenty days before harvest. During this time, the Colorado potato beetle is capable of causing significant damage to eggplant, which it loves more than other nightshades.
Hybrid Bourgeois F1 is a product of SeDeK. Perhaps, when growing eggplants and protecting them from pests, it is worth listening to their advice.
Tips from SeDeK
Natural remedies can be used to control pests. The Colorado potato beetle is repelled by horseradish, calendula, coriander, and beans. Parsley, fennel, garlic and rosemary repel gastropods. In addition, eggplants get along well with beans.
For good fruiting, eggplant flowers must be illuminated by the sun. Do not be afraid to pinch off a leaf shading the flowers.
You should not leave more than two to three stepsons and five to eight fruits on the bushes at the same time. The number of fruits depends on their size. The larger the fruits, the less they should be on the bush.
Watering eggplant should be twice a week. It is also necessary to monitor the potassium-phosphorus balance in the soil.
Sometimes you can find about the Bourgeois hybrid and negative reviews on the forums. But if you start to understand, it turns out that the seeds of the Bourgeois F1 hybrid were bought from hand. In other words, these are plants of the second generation, which may produce good fruits, may produce disgusting vegetables, may not spoil anything at all. Depends on the varieties that were used in the breeding of the hybrid. Producers strive to ensure that the fruits of the first generation hybrids meet the requirements for the qualities of eggplants of this variety.
In the second generation, there is a splitting of the signs of the offspring. At the same time, no one knows exactly how the alleles will be distributed. Not two or three alleles of genes are responsible for the quality of eggplants, but much more. Many signs are also linked. Nobody canceled Mendel’s second law either.
In general, don’t buy hybrid seeds from your hands, no matter how much the seller praises you for his own experience in growing this hybrid. Perhaps he even speaks the honest truth, he just bought the first generation seeds from the manufacturer.
About the eggplant of the Bourgeois variety, the reviews of summer residents who bought branded seeds of the hybrid, if they contain a negative, are only addressed to pests.