Description

Brinjal is commonly known as Eggplant and Aubergine. Pink Long brinjal is the most used vegetable in India, which is cooked as different recipes. Grow your own glossy and Pink Long Brinjal at home with little maintenance. Brinjal is the most productive vegetable in different varieties with delicious taste. Brinjal not only good in taste but also has many health benefits and contain minerals and vitamins.

About this item

• Where to grow: Balcony or terrace garden
• Sowing season: Throughout the year
• Mode of sowing: Sow the seeds 0.5 cm deep in a seedling tray or Container, or Pots. Transplant in 25 to 30 days
• Germination Time: 7 to 14 days from sowing
• Germination temperature: 15 to 30°C
• Fruits Color: Pink
• Fruits shape: Medium long
• Fruit weight: 100-125 gm
• Harvesting: 60 to 80 days from transplanting
• Plant vigor: Strong plant with short internodes

Pink Brinjal Plant Growing Season In India

Brinjal can be grown year-round in India. Brinjal (eggplant) generally thrives in temperatures between 18°C to 30°C. This temperature range is ideal for its growth and fruit development. The main growing seasons are summer (February – April), monsoon (June to July), and post-monsoon/autumn (September to October), with variations depending on local conditions.

How To Grow Medium Long Pink Brinjal Plant

Pink-Brinjal is heat loving vegetable and is generally transplanted rather than directly sowing in any pots/grow bags. Choose a seedling tray or small pot (up to 3 inches deep) and a final pot or grow bag (12-18 inches deep and wide) with well-draining holes. eggplant seeds can germinate best in temperature 15-30 degree Celsius.

Pink Brinjal Seeds Sowing Method

Take a seedling tray or small pots, fill it with coco peat medium and sow only 2 brinjal seeds per cell in a depth of about 1/4 inch (0.5cm) in growing medium. Avoid sowing seeds very deep because pink brinjal seeds are small in size. Keep the brinjal seedling in sunny location till the seeds germination and water the seeds by using a spray pump. Give proper water and sunlight for better growth of Pink brinjal plants. brinjal seeds will be germinated within 6 to 10 days.

Transplant Pink Brinjal Seedlings Into Big Pots

After 4 weeks of seed sowing, when plant reaches 5-6 inches in height, brinjal plant will ready to transplant. Take a big pot/grow bag, fill the soil in pots with any organic fertilizer (like vermicompost, cow manure or neem cake etc) then transplant pink eggplant safely along with root balls of a medium. After transplanting give water to the plant.

How To Fertilizer Pink Brinjal Plants

brinjal is heavy feeder plant and need proper fertilizer doses, when you plant brinjal give them good fertilizer and add lime to the soil because it needs lot of calcium. Apply organic fertilizer (like Vermicompost, cow manure or neem cake) per month when long eggplant is actively growing.

Pink Brinjal Plant Care Tips

Sunlight – Pink Long brinjal plant need 6-8 hours of full sunlight. Do not keep brinjal plant in shady portion and give sufficient sunlight.
Water – Give regular water to your brinjal plants and keep the soil moist but not soggy.
Soil – Use sandy soil, well drained with ph 6.0 to 6.8 or slightly acidic to neutral.
Temperature – Best growing temperature for brinjal plant is ranging from 20 to 35 degree Celsius.
Common pests – Aphids and whiteflies are some common pests and disease like fruit rot, leaf spot and root rot infected the Pink brinjal plants. If you are facing this problem use organic pesticide Neem oil on plants.
Weed – Any weed which might grow in pink brinjal plant must remove, time to time.

 Pink Brinjal Flowering Time And Pollination

Within 2 month from transplanting, brinjal starts flowering and the fruit should be visible within 5-10 days after pollination. Eggplant or brinjal is generally self pollinating plant there is no need of insects or wind to pollinate. But sometimes, stamen of male flower develops and is not touching the pistil of female flower or not pollinated this will lead to a sterile flower. Giving your plant a gentle shake time to time will help to solve the problem.

Pink Brinjal Harvesting Time

• Within 60-80 days from transplanting; you can harvest Pink brinjal.
• Cut the brinjal when the skin is looking glossy and firm.
• Harvest should be safely because pink brinjal is a delicate plant.
• If you left the pink brinjal on plant for long time then fruit will be bitter taste and develop wrinkles.
• You can cut the brinjal pink with pruning scissor.

Pink Brinjal Special Features

• Common name – Aubergine, Eggplant, Baigan (in Hindi)
• Scientific name – Solanum melongena
• Plant Height – 2 to 4 feet
• Grow level – Easy