To choose grade - business difficult. It is important to consider the opportunities and possibilities of grade. For gardeners of midland it is more preferable to stop the choice on the grades early ripening resistant to diseases and fruitful.
For cultivation under film shelters and in not heated greenhouses for gardeners and farmers of LE of midland it is possible to recommend the following grades and hybrids of eggplants which have well proved.
Taste of mushrooms
The name of grade speaks about its high flavoring advantages, at heat treatment of these eggplants the unique mushroom taste is brightly shown. Fruits cylindrical in form, short, have white glossy and very gentle peel. Fruits with an average weight from 150 to 200 g, with whitish and not bitter pulp. But at delay of removal of harvest in pulp seeds are shown. The grade of early maturing, unpretentious also yields the guaranteed harvest from 4.8 to 6.5 kg/sq.m even at temperature variation.
F1 diamond
The plant forms bush with semi-sprawling krone, average height. Fruits ripen 105 - 110 days later. Fruits of the average size of cylindricity 15 - 20 cm long with brilliant dark-violet color of peel. The average mass of fruits are 150 - 200. Pulp whitish has also no bitterness. The hybrid is capable to yield big harvest even under easy film shelters to 6 - 7 kg/sq.m.
Samurai's sword
The new grade which is grown up since 2015. Fruits ripen in sredneranny terms (110 - 120 days). Compact plant, about 60 cm high. The fruits extended, 20 cm, with a diameter of 6 … 7 cm with dark-violet coloring of peel. The form of fruits slightly reminds curved sword from where and the name of grade. Pulp of whitish color. The mass of fruits are 150 - 200. Well ties fruits even at dry and hot weather. It is poorly damaged by web tick. Differs in resistance to the main diseases of eggplants - to fuzariozny and vertitsillezny withering. Productivity of 4.3 kg / quarter.
Robin Hood
One of the most reliable and unpretentious grades for garden and garden sites. Undemanding to leaving, it always yields the guaranteed harvest even at beginners. It is appreciated early ripeness, high productivity (8 - 12 kg/sq.m.). It can be grown up without forming. Semi-standard, plant 70 - 100 cm high. Fruits weight up to 250 g, pear-shaped form without bitterness.
Caliph
The new grade which is grown up since 2015. Fruits ripen in sredneranny terms (120 days). Semi-sprawling, plants 70 cm high. Fruits have the form of mace, 18 - 20 cm long, dark-violet color with whitish pulp. The mass of fruit on average – 200 - 250. The grade poorly is surprised web tick and Colorado beetle. Shows resistance to fuzariozny withering and vertitsilez. Productivity under film shelters - 3.6 kg/sq.m.
Bourgeois
The grade has spherical fruits with a diameter more than 10 cm, dark-violet color with gloss. Pulp greenish and without bitterness. Large fruits, weighing 300 g and more. Yields the guaranteed harvest to 4.7 kg/sq.m. Early ripening. Plant of average height.
King of the North
One of the earliest grades having high plasticity to cultivation conditions. The grade well adapts to weather changing and yields good harvests in 100 days from shoots. Low plants. Fruits have the extended form and black-violet color, do not taste bitter. Length of fruits reaches 30 cm, and often rest against the soil.
F1 marzipan
One of the most tasty and productive sredneranny hybrid varieties. Hybrid advantage – long fructification and excellent taste even of crude fruits. Fruits have no bitterness with cream-white pulp, thin skin.
Diamond, Black handsome, Lilac fog, Vikar, the Hippopotamus, the Violet Miracle, Alekseevsky, the Baron, Swan, etc. remain also reliable and productive varieties.