Method

Block of 3 m length, 1.0 m broad and 0.15 m Height are ready. Add 15 kg well putrid farmyard compost in each bed. A small number of super phosphates may be used. Soak the nursery beds each captain (2 g/kg seed) if not treat already. Sow the seeds 1 cm deep in rows 5 cm apart. Cover the seeds with the mixture of well rotten manure and fine soil and press it well. Cover the beds with wheat husk or clean dry grass. Do watering with fine rose-can in sunrise and sunset. Water stagnation in bed causes damping off. Remove the water husk or dry grass after the seeds have germinated. Spray the seedlings with Captain (2g/ liter water) and Endoscope (1ml/2 liter water) when they are 15 days old to manage the extend of viral and fungal disease. After the break of monsoon, drench the soil around seedlings with Captain (1g/liter water) as a preventative measure against damping off disease. Germination of seeds and growth of plants in nursery slow because of low heat during November- January. The seedlings should be sheltered from cold winds and frost by proper covering. The small low cost playhouses may be used to raise the seedling in the winters. The seedlings are ready in 4-5 weeks for transplanting, when they attained a height of 12-15 cm with 3-to 4leavess. Harden the seedlings by withholding irrigation. Uproot the seedlings carefully without grievance to the roots. Transplanting should b e done during evening hours followed by irrigation. Firmly bear down on the soil around the seedlings. Spacing depends upon the richness status of soil, type of verities and suitability of the season. In general 60×60 cm spacing is kept for non-spreading type verities and 75-90×60-75 cm for spreading type verities Irrigation the field as per the need of crop. Timely irrigation is quite necessary for good growth, flowering, fruit setting and development of fruits. Higher yield may be obtained at optimum moisture level and soil fertility conditions. In plains irrigation should be applied every third to fourth day during hot weather and every 7 to12 days during winter. Irrigation is given before top dressing of there is no rain. The brinjal field should be regularly irrigated to keep the soil moist during frosty days.