Chives and American Chestnut 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 Chives and American Chestnut diseases is very important factor of Chives and American Chestnut Care. These plant's diseases are:
- Chives: Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Downy mildew, head rot, Pink Root, Rust and Thripes
- American Chestnut: Chestnut Blight
Chives and American Chestnut Pruning
Pruning is an important part of Chives and American Chestnut care. Pruning helps to grow the plant with a faster rate. Chives and American Chestnut pruning is done as follows:
Chives pruning: Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Prune to stimulate growth and Remove deadheads
American Chestnut pruning: Cut back all stems to the same height, Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves
Plants need fertilizers for its growth and increasing the life. Chives and American Chestnut fertilizers are as follows:
- Chives fertilizers: All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
- American Chestnut fertilizers: 14-14-14 Fertilizer, Compost and General purpose liquid or granular fertilizer