Cactus and Elkhorn Care

Watering Cactus and Elkhorn

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

• Watering Cactus in Summer: Lots of watering

• Watering Cactus in Winter: Average Water

• Watering Elkhorn in Summer: Ample Water

• Watering Elkhorn in Winter: Less Watering

Cactus and Elkhorn 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 Elkhorn diseases is very important factor of Cactus and Elkhorn 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
• Elkhorn: Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Root rot and Scale

Cactus and Elkhorn Pruning

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

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

• Elkhorn pruning: Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts

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

• Cactus fertilizers: All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
• Elkhorn fertilizers: fertilize in fall, fertilize in spring, fertilize in summer and Nitrogen