Garden egg is one of the vegetable plant that can be grown in gardens. It is also known as egg plant and can be used as a food crop. It is a good source of diet fiber for the body because it contains multiple with nutrient health benefits that is why it’s mostly cultivated.
Objectives of the study
The following subtopics will be treated in this article.
Introduction to garden egg plant.
How to cultivate the garden egg and lastly,
The health benefits of garden egg.
Introduction to garden egg.
Garden egg is one of the most cultivated fruit crop in Africa. it belongs to the plant kingdom. The plant has its leaves and fruit of health benefits to the body.
The botanical name for garden egg is called Solanum Spp. The species of Solanum is gilo specie. It belongs to the family of Solanaceae.
The solanaceae plant is could be climbing plant, herbs or scrubs. Examples of this plant are garden egg and tomatoes.
The botanical name for Mango is the Solanum gilo.
How to cultivate the garden egg plants.
The following are essentials to be put in consideration when planning to grow garden egg plant.
They are;
Good soil.
Sunlight and water
Healthy seeds.
Good soil
The best kind of soil to cultivate garden egg plant is the loamy soil .this is due to the fact that loamy soil are rich in plant nutrient. If you are using a soil less is loamy concentration then you have to add organic fertilizers such as cow dung and poultry dropping. They tend to thrive well in growth.
Sunlight and water
Sunlight is very essential in plant growth. Plants obtain their food from sunlight through the process of photosynthesis. Cultivating the garden egg plant should be in an environment with adequate spacing to permit sunlight.
On the other hand water is also needed for the plant. You can water your crop two times a day probably morning and evening.
Good and healthy seeds
The most important consideration is in your seeds. It’s a common proverb among the farmers that it’s what you sow your reap. If you sow unhealthy seeds you reap unhealthy garden egg fruit. If you also grow healthy seed, you will as well reap healthy fruit of garden egg.
How to cultivate garden egg
The following are the methods to carry out your garden egg plantation.
Garden egg is cultivated through it seeds. You can make nursery for it and plant two seeds per hole with adequate spacing due to the fact they grow into large herbs.
It begins to develop leaves. It’s important to pay attention to weeding practices as well.
Health benefits of garden egg plant
Source of vitamins
The garden egg plant has vitamin c content in it but of lower percentage. It can be taken by one who needs less of vitamin c and more of another nutrient in the garden egg.
Vitamin c is also known as immune system booster. It helps maintain an effective immune system. The immune system is responsible for fighting diseases in the body.
Healthy brain and premenstrual syndrome care
Garden egg also contains vitamin B6 helps to treat promote the brain health. It is also vital in treating premenstrual syndrome. This goes particularly to women who might have in one way or the other experienced their period before time. It is advisable to take the fruits of the garden egg.
You can get this from the garden egg fruit.
Helps regulate blood sugar level
If you blood sugar is high, you can regulate it by taking garden egg fruit as it contains magnesium which aids the process.
Lowers the blood pressure
Garden egg intake is necessary for blood pressure regulation. Here magnesium gotten from the garden egg plant aids achieve the stated above.
Conclusion
This article has been able to present a brief concerning garden egg plant and its process of cultivation including its health benefits.
Reference
https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/cultivating-garden-egg-for-commercial-purpose/%3famp
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