How to Grow Thorny Brinjal/Spine Eggplant- Easy Steps.

Sowing

To start, it’s recommended to sow thorn brinjal seeds in seedling trays filled with a sterile mix of cocopeat, perlite, and compost. This mix should be moistened before sowing.
Place around two seeds per cell in the tray, ensuring the depth of sowing is not more than twice the size of the seed.
After sowing, gently cover the seeds with potting mix and water the trays twice a day until the saplings are ready for transplanting.
Once the seeds germinate and develop true leaves, consider using liquid fertilizer like seaweed solution or fish fertilizer every 10 days to promote healthy growth.
Seedlings will be ready for transplanting in 30 to 40 days, depending on environmental conditions.

Transplanting

For transplanting, use a 12-inch diameter pot filled with a mix of cocopeat, red soil, compost, and rice husks. Add about 50 grams of homemade organic fertilizer to enhance seedling growth.
Dig a small planting hole in the transplanting pot, add the organic fertilizer, mix it well, and then place the sapling in it.

Fertilizer Application

Eggplants are heavy feeders, so apply fertilizer every 20 days from the start of flowering.
Opt for a balanced fertilizer that includes components like nitrogen-rich blood meal, phosphorus-rich bone meal, and a bit of organic potash.
Around one tablespoon (15 to 20 grams for a 12-inch diameter pot) of this mixture should suffice.
Rake the fertilizer into the soil and water the pot to ensure no traces of fertilizer remain on the leaves. This watering helps distribute the fertilizer effectively.

Pest Management

The mealy bug is a common pest for eggplants, causing damage by sucking sap from tender leaves. These bugs can attract red ants, which then bore into the plant and damage its food and water passages.
The shoot borer is another pest that bores into the shoots, affecting the plant’s nutrient transportation.
The fruit borer’s larvae bore into young fruits, making them unviable.
Employ effective pest management strategies, such as using organic insecticides and maintaining good hygiene to prevent infestations.

By carefully following these steps, you can grow healthy and productive thorn brinjal plants, ensuring a good harvest of delicious eggplants.

Sequence from	Sequence to	Description
00:00	01:05	Thorn brinjal seeds can directly be sown in pots, but it is better to grow them in seedling trays first. The seedling trays are filled with a combination of cocopeat, perlite, and compost which is a sterile mix moistened before sowing to avoid disturbance of seed once sown into the trays.
01:06	01:47	For each cell in the tray you can sew around two seeds and remember the depth of the sewing should not be more deeper than twice the size of the seed. Plant the seedlings in a 12 inch diameter pot that is sufficient to grow the brinjal plant.
01:48	02:28	Transplant one seedling per 12 inch diameter using a combination of cocopeat, red soil, compost, and rice husks. Add approximately 50 grams of homemade organic fertilizer which helps as a boost in improving the growth of the seedling into flowers.
02:29	03:12	Once the seeds have germinated and attained true leaves, add some liquid fertilizer like seaweed solution or fish fertilizer for the newly germinated seedlings once every 10 days. The seedlings will be ready to transplant within 30 to 40 days depending on the environmental temperatures.
03:13	04:10	After transplanting, moisten the potting soil very well and irrigate the sapling with water and within 25 days the sapling grows into a healthy looking eggplant. After 25 to 30 days of planting there will be growth of suckers which is not recommended, you need to pinch them off so the food will be directed into the leaves and the main stem.
04:11	04:58	Since eggplants are heavy feeders you need to apply any type of fertilizer once in every 20 days from the commencement of flowering. Use a balanced fertilizer e.g. a combination of blood meal which is rich in nitrogen, bone meal which is rich in phosphorus and a little bit of organic potash.
04:59	06:22	Watering after applying fertilizer helps seep and soak the fertilizer into the soil which helps the microorganisms present in the soil perform their functions. The most important aspect is water and although brinjal is a hardy plant, when growing in pots under moisture deficit condition the plant will show some wilting and it leads to flower drop as well as early maturity of fruit.
06:23	07:42	The most common pest attacking the eggplants is the mealy bug which affects the new tender leaves and shoots by sucking the sap and making the plant look unhealthy. The other most common pests are the shoot and fruit borer whose larvae bores into the shoot and fruit respectively eating away the xylem, phloem and fruit pulp.
07:43	08:15	For mealybug control you can use any sort of soap spray or spray once a week with neem oil, and for the fruit and shoot borer you can apply flubendiamide which is applied during the flowering stage. As thorn brinjal is a hardy plant, it is rarely affected by diseases.
08:16	09:22	Thorn brinjal fruits will be formed within two months after planting, and can be harvested then. Once you harvest, apply fertilizer and irrigate the plant so that you can keep harvest more, and since eggplant is a perennial plant you can harvest it for approximately two to three years.

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Description

00:00

01:05

Thorn brinjal seeds can directly be sown in pots, but it is better to grow them in seedling trays first. The seedling trays are filled with a combination of cocopeat, perlite, and compost which is a sterile mix moistened before sowing to avoid disturbance of seed once sown into the trays.

01:06

01:47

For each cell in the tray you can sew around two seeds and remember the depth of the sewing should not be more deeper than twice the size of the seed. Plant the seedlings in a 12 inch diameter pot that is sufficient to grow the brinjal plant.

01:48

02:28

Transplant one seedling per 12 inch diameter using a combination of cocopeat, red soil, compost, and rice husks. Add approximately 50 grams of homemade organic fertilizer which helps as a boost in improving the growth of the seedling into flowers.

02:29

03:12

Once the seeds have germinated and attained true leaves, add some liquid fertilizer like seaweed solution or fish fertilizer for the newly germinated seedlings once every 10 days. The seedlings will be ready to transplant within 30 to 40 days depending on the environmental temperatures.

03:13

04:10

After transplanting, moisten the potting soil very well and irrigate the sapling with water and within 25 days the sapling grows into a healthy looking eggplant. After 25 to 30 days of planting there will be growth of suckers which is not recommended, you need to pinch them off so the food will be directed into the leaves and the main stem.

04:11

04:58

Since eggplants are heavy feeders you need to apply any type of fertilizer once in every 20 days from the commencement of flowering. Use a balanced fertilizer e.g. a combination of blood meal which is rich in nitrogen, bone meal which is rich in phosphorus and a little bit of organic potash.

04:59

06:22

Watering after applying fertilizer helps seep and soak the fertilizer into the soil which helps the microorganisms present in the soil perform their functions. The most important aspect is water and although brinjal is a hardy plant, when growing in pots under moisture deficit condition the plant will show some wilting and it leads to flower drop as well as early maturity of fruit.

06:23

07:42

The most common pest attacking the eggplants is the mealy bug which affects the new tender leaves and shoots by sucking the sap and making the plant look unhealthy. The other most common pests are the shoot and fruit borer whose larvae bores into the shoot and fruit respectively eating away the xylem, phloem and fruit pulp.

07:43

08:15

For mealybug control you can use any sort of soap spray or spray once a week with neem oil, and for the fruit and shoot borer you can apply flubendiamide which is applied during the flowering stage. As thorn brinjal is a hardy plant, it is rarely affected by diseases.

08:16

09:22

Thorn brinjal fruits will be formed within two months after planting, and can be harvested then. Once you harvest, apply fertilizer and irrigate the plant so that you can keep harvest more, and since eggplant is a perennial plant you can harvest it for approximately two to three years.

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