Butternut Squash and Mirabilis Jalapa 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 Butternut Squash and Mirabilis Jalapa diseases is very important factor of Butternut Squash and Mirabilis Jalapa Care. These plant's diseases are:
- Butternut Squash: Red blotch
- Mirabilis Jalapa: Aphids and Slugs
Butternut Squash and Mirabilis Jalapa Pruning
Pruning is an important part of Butternut Squash and Mirabilis Jalapa care. Pruning helps to grow the plant with a faster rate. Butternut Squash and Mirabilis Jalapa pruning is done as follows:
Butternut Squash pruning: Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Mirabilis Jalapa pruning: Cut back old stems to the ground
Plants need fertilizers for its growth and increasing the life. Butternut Squash and Mirabilis Jalapa fertilizers are as follows:
- Butternut Squash fertilizers: Apply 10-10-10 amount, Apply 12-12-12 amounts, Nitrogen, Phosphate and Potassium
- Mirabilis Jalapa fertilizers: as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer