How to tend a Solanum aethiopicum

Also known as: Lycopersicon aethiopicum (L.) Mill., Pseudocapsicum torulosum Moench, Solanum aethiopicum Jacq., Solanum aethiopicum var. aculeatum Dunal, Solanum aethiopicum var. aethiopicum , Solanum aethiopicum var. armatum Bitter, Solanum aethiopicum var. giorgii (De Wild.) Bitter, Solanum aethiopicum var. inerme Dunal, Solanum aethiopicum var. integrifolium (Poir.) O.E.Schulz, Solanum aethiopicum var. modicelobatum Bitter, Solanum aethiopicum var. paaschenianum (H.J.P.Winkl.) Bitter, Solanum aurantiacum Sendtn., Solanum aurantium Larrañaga, Solanum brieyi De Wild., Solanum elaeagnifolium Herb.Willdenow ex Steud., Solanum elskensii De Wild., Solanum geminifolium Thonn., Solanum gilo Raddi, Solanum gilo Req. ex Dunal, Solanum gilo subsp. gilo , Solanum gilo subsp. megalacanthum Bitter, Solanum gilo subsp. monteiroi (C.H.Wright) Bitter, Solanum gilo var. ellipsoideum Bitter, Solanum gilo var. erectifructum Bitter, Solanum gilo var. gilo , Solanum gilo var. pierreanum (Pailleux & Bois) Bitter, Solanum gilo var. sparseaculeatum Bitter, Solanum giorgii De Wild., Solanum hybridum Jacq., Solanum indicum subsp. ambifarium Bitter, Solanum integrifolium Poir., Solanum kupperi Markgr., Solanum lobelii Ten., Solanum lusitanicum Dunal, Solanum melongena var. inerme C.H.Wright, Solanum monteiroi C.H.Wright, Solanum naumannii Engl., Solanum obtusifolium Willd., Solanum obtusifolium Schltdl. & Cham., Solanum olivare Pailleux & Bois, Solanum ovatifolium De Wild., Solanum paaschenianum H.J.P.Winkl., Solanum pierreanum Pailleux & Bois, Solanum pierreanum Paill. & Bois, Solanum poggei Dammer, Solanum pseudomelongena Ten., Solanum racemiflorum Dunal, Solanum scabrum Zuccagni, Solanum scabrum Zuccagni, Solanum scabrum Jacq., Solanum sparsespinosum De Wild., Solanum subsessile De Wild., Solanum sudanense Hammerstein, Solanum texanum hort. ex Ten., Solanum texanum Dunal, Solanum willdenowii Roem. & Schult., Solanum worsleyi W.Watson, Solanum worsleyi hort., Solanum zuccagnianum Dunal, Solanum zuccagnianum var. allogonum Dunal, Solanum zuccagnianum var. zuccagnianum , Solanum melongena var. scarlatineum Alef.

Watering

Water thoroughly after soil surface dries, avoid saturated water

Sunlight

Like sunshine, high quality fruits in sunny places

Soil

Soil with loose texture or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly

Pruning

Remove aged tissues, dead, rotten, diseased leaves timely

About this plant

Origin
Tropical Asia
Category
Solanaceae, Solanum
Size
Diameter ≥ 10 cm, height ≥ 15 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period June-July, fruiting period October-November
Flower colors
white or purple, fruit color white, purple, red
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