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
Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days
Average Water Needs
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
1.5.2 Soil Type
1.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
1.6 Sun Exposure
1.7 Pruning
Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove branches that rub together, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
1.8 Fertilizers
High potassium diluted feed of 5-10-5, Nitrogen, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
1.9 Pests and Diseases
Army-worms, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Leaf rust, Red spider mite, Striped cucumber beetles
Red blotch
1.10 Plant Tolerance
Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil
Drought