AT A GLANCE
What is special about the leaves of the eggplant?
eggplant leaves are large, oval and softly hairy. As a nightshade plant, the leaves act on the human body in a similar way to tomato leaves poisonous. If they are discolored, deformed or pitted, these are the first signs of a disease or pest infestation of the plant.
The aubergine grows bushy with branched branches. Your leaves are about 10 to 30 centimeters tall and oval-shaped with velvety soft hairs. If the leaves are healthy, their color is light green to purple-green, depending on the species. They are slightly wavy or lobed.
For a healthy plant you should consider the following points Care of your eggplant:
You can recognize diseases by these symptoms of the leaves of the eggplant:
Eggplants should be similar to tomatoes regularly exhausted become. To do this, remove the side shoots in the leaf axes. In this way, the plant can put all of its energy into caring for and growing the main shoots, and the fruits become tastier and larger. Pruning also reduces the foliage of the plant. For example, in
Glasshouse better dry off. This in turn prevents diseases and pests.The leaves of the eggplant should not be eaten as they dangerous for the human body could be. To protect themselves, aubergines produce solanine, which acts as a natural pesticide and is toxic if eaten in large quantities.
Tip
Always water aubergines from below
Eggplants should be watered from below, right on the trunk. When watering from above, the leaves get wet and may not be able to dry properly again. This makes it easy for diseases and pests.