Asparagus and Bitter Gourd Diseases
Plants get infected many times due to lack of care. This makes it unhealthy and reduces its life too. Hence it is necessary to know the kind of disease on plants, to cure it and keep the plant healthy. Knowing About Asparagus and Bitter Gourd diseases is very important factor of Asparagus and Bitter Gourd Care. These plant's diseases are:
- Asparagus: Crown rot, Foliage miners, Fusarium wilt, Leaf rust, Mites, Red blotch and Thripes
- Bitter Gourd: Aphids, Army-worms, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot and Red spider mite
Asparagus and Bitter Gourd Pruning
Pruning is an important part of Asparagus and Bitter Gourd care. Pruning helps to grow the plant with a faster rate. Asparagus and Bitter Gourd pruning is done as follows:
Asparagus pruning: Cut away fading foliage
Bitter Gourd pruning: Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering and Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Plants need fertilizers for its growth and increasing the life. Asparagus and Bitter Gourd fertilizers are as follows:
- Asparagus fertilizers: 14-14-14 Fertilizer, 8-8-8, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and organic fertlizers
- Bitter Gourd fertilizers: Apply 10-10-10 amount, Apply 12-12-12 amounts, Nitrogen, Phosphate and Potassium