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
Needs 2-3 times watering per week
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
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
1.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
1.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
1.7 Pruning
Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove branches that rub together, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune grass to maintain level
1.8 Fertilizers
High potassium diluted feed of 5-10-5, Nitrogen, Potassium
fertilize in fall
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
Billbugs, Dollar spot, Pythium blight, Red blotch, Red thread, White grubs
1.10 Plant Tolerance
Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil
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