Up to two weeks before planting seedlings, disperse 150g of magnesia lime over the soil per square meter, and plow deeply. Approximately one week later, apply 3 kg of compost and 100g of compound fertilizer as base fertilizer, over the soil per square meter, plow the soil well, and create ridges. Mulch the ridges by laying a polyethylene film for better growth.

Select a sunny and still day. Plant seedlings somewhat shallowly at 50 to 60cm intervals between the roots. Stabilize the base sections of the plants by lightly holding down the soil near the roots by hand, and water them well. Put up temporary stakes to prevent the seedlings from tipping over by wind.

Approximately two weeks after planting, when the seedlings take root, apply a little compound fertilizer between the roots, and earth up the soil. After that, add fertilizer between the ridges at a pace of once every two weeks to avoid depletion of fertilizer.

Select a stem that has the first flower as the primary branch, and leave two branches arising from under the primary branch so that only three branches are maintained per plant. Nip all other axillary buds. Poor sunlight exposure spoils the color or brightness of fruits, so prune the seedlings when branches are crowded.

If finding aphids, handsome fungus beetles, spider mites, etc., eradicate them as soon as possible.

In order to grow the roots large, harvest the first to third fruits while they are a little small. After that, reap the fruits when they become an appropriate size, and be careful not to grow the fruits too big so as not to impose a strain on the roots.

If the growth of the plant becomes weaker and the fruits become fewer due to summer heat or dryness, cut off the primary and lateral branches while leaving approximately three leaves per branch, and then add fertilizer. By performing this renovation pruning, you can harvest the autumn eggplants in September and later.