Ulog #1 Harvest And Postharvest

• Eggplant seeds
  In purple eggplant cultivation the main thing that must be considered in addition to how to grow purple eggplant that is good and true is when selecting eggplant seeds that must be right. To get good purple eggplant seeds, choose quality eggplant seeds.

In order to obtain high yields and disease resistance, choose hybrid eggplant seeds. Seed requirements for cultivation of eggplant in one hectare are around 300-500 grams, depending on the spacing used

• How to Sow Purple Eggplant Seeds
  purple eggplant cultivation

Before doing the nursery you should immerse the seeds with GDM Liquid Organic Eggplant Fertilizer for 2 hours. The purpose of seed immersion is to break the dormancy period of the seed so that the seeds grow faster

The dose of POC GDM when soaking the seeds is 100 ml dissolved with 1 liter of water. After that the seeds are drained and transferred to the banana leaves / plastic pots with seedling media from the soil and bokashi manure with a ratio of 1: 1
After the seeds grow into purple eggplant seeds, do regular watering every day and spray with POC GDM every 1 week with a dose of 2 glasses of mineral water per tank (14-20 liters). Purple eggplant seeds are ready to be planted in the field after 4-5 weeks or after having 4-5 leaves.

• Soil Processing
  One way to grow a good purple eggplant is by processing the right soil. Soil processing can be done by hoeing 2-3 times or plowed with a depth of 20-30 cm, and make beds with a width of 120-140 cm and length adjusted to the condition of the land
  While the width of the trench is 30-50 cm with a depth of 20-30 cm.

Sprinkle 2 tons of agricultural lime / lime per hectare or adjust to the last soil pH conditions and also provide 0.5-1 kg of cooked manure / bokashi per hole before planting or 10-20 tons per hectare sown on a bed

• Planting
  How to plant purple eggplants that is to note the planting distance, spacing in purple eggplant cultivation using distances in rows of 60-70 cm and inter-line spacing of 80-90 cm, and on each bed there are two rows of plants
  Purple eggplant seeds that are one and a half months old or the leaves have grown 4 strands can be moved to the land that has been prepared.

• Fertilization and Plant Maintenance
  Eggplant fertilizer is given after the plants are 1-2 weeks after planting. Give eggplant fertilizer with Nitrogen content of 65 kg / ha
  Mixed eggplant fertilizer can also be given by giving fertilizer Nitrogen content and fertilizer content of Potassium with a ratio of 1: 1 as much as 10 g / plant around the plant with a distance of 5cm from the base of the stem
  Subsequent fertilization is given when the plant is 2.5-3 months old. Eggplant fertilizer needed for one hectare is fertilizer with 150 kg Nitrogen content and 150 kg potassium fertilizer. In clay clay use NPK eggplant fertilizer (16:16:16) at a dose of 500 kg / ha

To accelerate the release of flowers, prevent loss and increase the number and weight of fruit, apply POC GDM every 1 week at the bottom and top of the leaves in the morning or evening, with a dose of 2 glasses of mineral water per tank (14-20 liters)
In addition, it can also be dikocor in the root area every 1 week with a dose of 1: 50 (1 liter of POC GDM dissolved with 50 water circles) then leak to each plant stem as much as 1 glass of mineral water solution
Then prune wild shoots that grow from the first armpit until the first flower is also attached to stimulate new shoots and more productive flowers to grow immediately. For plant maintenance do weeds weeding, watering, pirating, giving control

• Harvest and Postharvest
  The harvest time of eggplant plants ranges from 3-4 months after planting. Eggplant fruit that is ready to be harvested is certainly a fruit that is not too young and not too old. This can be seen from the size of the fruit and the level of violence when pressed
  Good cultivation of purple eggplant can produce 10-30 tons of eggplant per hectare. Harvesting is done 1-2 times per week. Eggplant fruit that is suitable for consumption is solid fruit and the surface of the skin is shiny
  Eggplant fruit can not be stored for long so it must be marketed immediately after planting. Grouping is based on size and color. Handling during packaging must be done carefully to prevent damage to the skin