Why Eggplants Rotting in a Greenhouse: Saving the Harvest Before It's Too Late
17.09.2024 13:57
Growing many agricultural crops is challenging.
And when farmers encounter rotting eggplants right in the greenhouse, they wonder why this is happening and how to fix the situation.
Let's figure out what can be done before the harvest is irretrievably lost.
Why do eggplants rot in a greenhouse?
Fruits can rot for a number of reasons:
- significant temperature fluctuations, including the appearance of night frosts;
- soil unsuitable for plants (dense and compacted);
- violation of irrigation technology, including the use of cold water that has not been settled;
- eggplant diseases.
It is the last point that most often becomes the reason for the rotting of fruits right on the bushes.
The following diseases affect agricultural crops:
- white rot caused by overwatering, characterized by white spots on stems and leaves;
- blossom-end rot, which occurs due to potassium deficiency and affects still green fruits;
- late blight, which occurs due to high humidity and is characterized by a white coating on the inside of the leaves;
- Black leg, which affects eggplants due to over-watering of the soil, affects the stem of the plant.
