brinjal
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Brinjal is a vegetable crop, grown year-round. Sow it in Jun–Jul, Oct–Nov, Feb–Mar and expect to harvest in 120–150 days. It wants a pH of 5.5–6.8 (slightly acid) and 22–30°C. Plant at 60 × 60 cm, allowing 400–500 g of seed per hectare. A good crop returns around 25–35 t. Watch for shoot & fruit borer, wilt.
Growing Brinjal6 sentences from our guides, quoted exactly
While traditional brinjal farmers battle soil-borne diseases, fruit and shoot borer infestations, and unpredictable yields, you're harvesting premium eggplants worth ₹150-800 per kg - that's 4-8 times more than conventional farmers receive for their disease-affected, chemically-treated produce!
For dwarf or baby-brinjal types: 0.6–0.8 m between rows and 0.4–0.6 m between plants.
Land preparation and soil requirements Brinjal prefers a well-drained sandy loam or loam with good organic matter and a pH around 6.0–7.5.
Brinjal (eggplant/baingan) is well suited to the milder valleys and terraces of Himachal Pradesh where temperatures and growing windows vary by elevation.
Fertiliser: A common guidance for vegetable brinjal is roughly NPK 80–120:40–80:40–60 kg/ha depending on soil fertility; split N into basal and top-dressings (e.g., 1/3 basal, 2/3 in split doses at 30 and 60 days).
Why this guide is practical for Tamil Nadu growers Brinjal (eggplant/baingan) is a high-value vegetable across Tamil Nadu, grown in both smallholder and commercial systems.
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