1 Care
1.1 Where to Plant?
1.2 How to Plant?
1.3 Plant Maintenance
1.4 Watering Plants
1.4.1 Watering Requirements
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Water when soil is dry
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
1.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
1.4.3 In Spring
1.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
1.5 Soil
1.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
1.5.2 Soil Type
1.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
1.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
1.7 Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in spring, Remove damaged leaves
Cut out old flower stalks, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
1.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Nitrogen, N-P-K balanced liquid fertilizer, Potassium
1.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Army-worms, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Red spider mite
1.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction