What difficulties does a summer resident need to prepare for when growing an eggplant "Taste of mushrooms"?

Many housewives have heard that if you cook eggplants in a special way, they will acquire a mushroom flavor. Some have even tried different recipes for this outlandish dish. Unfortunately, expectations and reality do not always coincide. Experimental culinary experts often complain that despite all their efforts, they get the most ordinary eggplants. But perhaps the reason for such failures lies not in a bad recipe, but in the wrong variety of vegetables.

Eggplant The taste of mushrooms really has a mushroom flavor. They will definitely not disappoint mushroom lovers. What are the advantages of this amazing variety, and is it difficult to grow it on your site - read on.

Description of the variety

White eggplant The taste of mushrooms from "Sedek" was bred by domestic breeders in early 2000, but only in 2009 was the variety included in the Russian state register.

The variety is distinguished by its unusual fruits. They are not deep purple blue or burgundy, like other eggplants, and white, which gives them a truly exotic look.

The tender pulp of this variety lacks the bitterness characteristic of eggplant. The aroma is intense, mushroom. Some gourmets believe that the taste of mushrooms is more like chicken, not mushrooms.

Eggplant is also distinguished by its cold resistance. It is one of the few varieties that can grow in central regions without a greenhouse.

The variety is immune to diseases of nightshade crops. This greatly facilitates the care of him.

Advantages and disadvantages

Many vegetable growers, having tried the Taste of mushrooms, leave positive reviews about it. This is due to the extensive list of its advantages:

• mushroom flavor;
• unusual white color of the fruit;
• good productivity;
• immunity to nightshade diseases;
• unpretentious care;
• the ability to use for sowing seeds collected from the fruits.

The disadvantage of this variety is the fact that white fruits lack valuable anthocyanin. This is the strongest antioxidant, the effect of which has a beneficial effect on the state of the body.

Note also the small size of the fruit. Some gardeners consider this a disadvantage, although many rank it as an advantage - it depends on the purpose of growing.

Difficulties in growing

Eggplant The taste of mushrooms is unpretentious. Growing them is no more difficult than any other variety of this culture. Moreover, the white variety is cold-resistant and immune to nightshade diseases.

Despite the hardiness of the culture, gardeners should familiarize themselves with the difficulties in growing that sometimes arise:

1. The variety is picky about feeding. They are applied at least four times per season. Otherwise, the yield will be low, and the fruits will be small.
2. Despite the immunity to diseases of the nightshade, according to gardeners, this variety is sometimes infected with infections. To prevent this from happening, it is important to follow the rules of care and regularly spray the bushes with antifungal drugs.
3. In dry weather, the bushes begin to shed fruits. To avoid this, plants are provided with regular watering.

General Characteristics of Eggplant Mushroom Taste

Mushroom flavor is a great option for both experienced and novice vegetable growers. It will surprise you not only with its unusual aroma, but also with a number of other parameters.

Characteristics and description of the variety:

How to grow Taste of mushrooms on your site

The mushroom flavor is a temperature-resistant eggplant variety. It is grown in open and protected ground. In the second case, the yield will be higher.

Eggplants in our country are cultivated only by seedlings. Otherwise, the plants simply will not have time to give the crop for frost.

For eggplants, beds are chosen where no other nightshade crops have grown in the past two years. This variety feels best of all after greens, melons, onions and cucumbers.

Note! Eggplant is a light-loving culture. In shaded areas, they do not form ovaries or produce small, deformed and tasteless fruits.

Sowing seeds and growing seedlings

Seedlings begin to grow two months before the expected pick to a permanent place... The time of sowing seeds depends on the region: in southern cities - in late February or early March, in cities with a temperate climate - in the second half of March.

Loose and nutritious soils are suitable for growing seedlings. The stores sell mixes for nightshade crops and universal soil.

Prepare the soil yourself. To do this, mix: 2 parts of peat, 1 part of humus and 0.5 part of washed sand. Take 1 tbsp on a bucket of the resulting composition. ash and 2 tbsp. l. superphosphate.

Eggplants do not like picks. Therefore, the seeds are sown immediately in individual containers with a volume of 300-500 ml. Suitable as a homemade container made from scrap materials with drainage holes at the bottom (disposable cups, juice boxes, cut bottles), and special pots (plastic or peat). Some gardeners use special cassettes or peat tablets.

Also, for growing seedlings, you will need drainage. A shell rock, broken ceramics, crushed brick or expanded clay, fine gravel will do.

The soil, containers and drainage must be disinfected. Use a dark pink solution of potassium permanganate or hot copper sulfate (1 tsp for 3 liters of water).

Before planting, the seeds are prepared. This process includes the following steps:

• the package with seeds is placed on the battery for two weeks;
• planting material is soaked for 30 minutes in a light pink solution of potassium permanganate or for 15 minutes in hydrogen peroxide;
• the seeds are washed;
• according to the instructions, the planting material is treated with a growth stimulant ("Epin", "Kornevin", etc.).

After processing, the seeds are ready for sowing. In each pot filled with drainage and soil, three seeds are planted, to a depth of 1 cm. They are sprinkled with earth and moistened with warm water from a spray bottle.

The containers are covered with foil or glass and placed in a place with a temperature of 25-27 ° C. All this time, the soil is moistened with a spray bottle.

In the process of growing seedlings, she is provided with regular and proper care:

1. When the first shoots appear, the film or glass is removed.Plants are moved to a well-lit cool place (15 ° C) for a week. Then the seedlings are grown at room temperature.
2. The soil is moistened as it dries. Use warm, settled water. It is poured directly under the root of the plants.
3. Eggplants only need 10-12 hours of daylight hours. Therefore, the use of fluorescent lamps will only be needed if the seeds are sown in February.
4. Two weeks after the appearance of the first shoots, weaker plants are pinched. Only one eggplant should remain in the pot.
5. 14 days after seed germination and then every two weeks, any complex mineral dressing is applied. The last fertilization is done five days before picking the seedlings to a permanent place.
6. Two weeks before picking seedlings in open ground, they begin to harden them. To do this, they take it out into the street in the warm season, gradually increasing the time spent in the fresh air.

Picking to a permanent place

The seedlings dive to a permanent place when the soil at a depth of 15 cm warms up to 15 ° C. In the southern regions this occurs at the end of April, and in the central regions - in the second half of May.

In the fall, the beds are prepared. They are dug up and cleaned of weeds. For 1 sq. m make 6 kg of humus or rotted manure and 45 g of superphosphate.

In the spring, the beds are leveled and cleaned of weeds. For 1 sq. m make 20 g of urea. Then the soil is watered with a hot solution of copper sulfate.

Advice! Experienced vegetable growers prefer to grow eggplants in beds 30 cm high and 100 cm wide.

These beds have two rows of holes. Use the 60X40 cm scheme.

1 liter of water is poured into each recess and 1 tbsp. l. ash. Then eggplants are planted there, deepening the root collar by 2 cm. The holes are sprinkled with soil, which is tamped in a circle. Then the eggplants are watered again, spending 1 liter of water per bush.

Plant care

The taste of mushrooms does not require pinching. Experienced gardeners recommend removing vegetation at the bottom of the bush, as well as yellowed and withered greens. This procedure is performed once every two weeks.

Advice! To get larger fruits, only eight ovaries are left on one plant.

Plants, although undersized, sometimes bend under the weight of the fruit. They should be tied to the support with a synthetic thread.

Eggplants are watered every 3-4 days. Water is poured only at the root. The procedure is performed early in the morning or at sunset when the sun is inactive.

After each watering, the soil is loosened. This destroys the earth crust, which prevents air exchange.

Advice! To avoid frequent loosening and weeding of weeds, as well as to protect the roots of plants from cold snaps and pests, it is recommended to mulch the beds. To do this, they are covered with a layer of hay, straw, peat or the husk of sunflower seeds.

Top dressing by making every two weeks. Use the following scheme:

1. Organic fertilizers are applied before flowering. For example, a solution of chicken manure with water in a ratio of 1:10. Add 2 tbsp to a bucket of such a mixture. l. superphosphate.
2. During flowering and fruit growth, potash fertilizers are applied. It is prepared from 1 tsp. potassium monosulfate diluted in a bucket of water.
3. During flowering, the bushes are also sprayed with boric acid. This increases the number of fruits.

Prevention of diseases and pests

The taste of the mushrooms is resistant to diseases of nightshade crops. According to reviews, some infections can still infect him.

To prevent this from happening, follow the rules of prevention:

1. Compliance with the rules of disinfection... Disinfecting compounds are used to treat soil, seedling containers, greenhouse walls, garden tools and the seed itself.
2. Preventive dusting of plant leaves and beds with wood ash. This method will protect plants from fungal infections and pests.
3. Preventive treatments with antifungal drugs. Most gardeners use Fitosporin for these purposes.

Pest prevention is equally important.They spread fungal and viral infections and destroy the bushes and fruits of eggplants. Here are the most common methods used to prevent damage to crops by harmful insects:

1. Soap solution... A piece of grated laundry soap is dissolved in a bucket of water. Plants are sprayed with this agent. It helps fight aphids, spider mites and whiteflies.
2. Pepper tincture. Three hot peppers are passed through a meat grinder and dissolved in 5 liters of water. Add 1 tbsp to the mixture. l. tobacco ash and 2 tbsp. l. detergent. This drug is used both for the prevention of pests and for controlling them.
3. Decoction of herbs. Bitter herbs (dandelion, wormwood, yarrow, celandine) are used. They fill a quarter of a bucket, pour the rest of the volume with boiling water. The tool is insisted for several hours and used to spray plants.
4. Chemicals... Such drugs as "Decis" and "Barrier" are suitable.

Reviews of gardeners

Reviews of gardeners who have tried eggplant The taste of mushrooms is mostly positive. Many are surprised that the fruits of this variety really have a pronounced mushroom aroma.

Tamara, Krasnodar: «I have been growing the Taste of mushrooms for 5 years already. The first time when I planted it, I did not believe that the aroma of champignons would really be present. Imagine my surprise when the guests decided that there were mushrooms in my winter salad, which I made from these eggplants. The variety is very easy to care for. "

Victor, Tver: “This year I tried the Taste of Mushrooms. Attracted by a photo of white eggplants and the promise of a mushroom smell. There is indeed an unusual aroma in the fruits. Pleased with the variety and its yield. I did not pinch him and did not remove the extra ovaries. He fed him superphosphate and potash fertilizers, alternating with silage and chicken droppings. "

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Conclusion

Mushroom flavor is one of the most unusual eggplant varieties. It produces white fruits that have no bitterness and do not need to be soaked before cooking. Gardeners who have tried to grow it say that there are indeed mushroom notes in its taste.

Growing problems for this variety are rare. It is resistant to temperature extremes and nightshade diseases.