Cactus and Bottle Gourd Care

Watering Cactus and Bottle Gourd

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 Cactus and Bottle Gourd Facts. One needs to adequately water the plants keeping in mind that plants need season wise variations in water levels. While taking Cactus and Bottle Gourd 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 Cactus and Bottle Gourd is as follows:

• Watering Cactus in Summer: Lots of watering

• Watering Cactus in Winter: Average Water

• Watering Bottle Gourd in Summer: Lots of watering

• Watering Bottle Gourd in Winter: Average Water

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

• Cactus: Aphids, Caterpillars, Cochineal insect, Mealybugs, Nematodes, Red spider mite, Rodent, Root rot, Scale, Slugs, Snails, Thripes, Viruses and Worms
• 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

Cactus and Bottle Gourd Pruning

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

• Cactus pruning: Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally and Remove dead leaves

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

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

• Cactus fertilizers: All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
• Bottle Gourd fertilizers: High potassium diluted feed of 5-10-5, Nitrogen and Potassium