Bottle Gourd and Longan Care

Watering Bottle Gourd and Longan

Water is the most essential need of any plant. Watering requirements differ for every plant. Knowing the amount of water required is the most important part of Bottle Gourd and Longan Facts. One needs to adequately water the plants keeping in mind that plants need season wise variations in water levels. While taking Bottle Gourd and Longan care, it is important to know that too much water is more dangerous than not enough watering. Here we provide you with the exact watering required for your garden plant. Watering Bottle Gourd and Longan is as follows:

• Watering Bottle Gourd in Summer: Lots of watering

• Watering Bottle Gourd in Winter: Average Water

• Watering Longan in Summer: Less Watering

• Watering Longan in Winter: Ample Water

Bottle Gourd and Longan 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 Bottle Gourd and Longan diseases is very important factor of Bottle Gourd and Longan Care. These plant's diseases are:

• Bottle Gourd: Army-worms, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Leaf rust, Red spider mite and Striped cucumber beetles
• Longan: Caterpillars, Scale and Spider mites

Bottle Gourd and Longan Pruning

Pruning is an important part of Bottle Gourd and Longan care. Pruning helps to grow the plant with a faster rate. Bottle Gourd and Longan pruning is done as follows:

• Bottle Gourd pruning: Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove branches that rub together and Remove dead or diseased plant parts

• Longan pruning: Don't prune in winter and No pruning needed in the early stages

Plants need fertilizers for its growth and increasing the life. Bottle Gourd and Longan fertilizers are as follows:

• Bottle Gourd fertilizers: High potassium diluted feed of 5-10-5, Nitrogen and Potassium
• Longan fertilizers: All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize three times a year and very little fertilizers at a time