Chives 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 Chives and Bottle Gourd diseases is very important factor of Chives and Bottle Gourd Care. These plant's diseases are:
- Chives: Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Downy mildew, head rot, Pink Root, Rust and Thripes
- 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
Chives and Bottle Gourd Pruning
Pruning is an important part of Chives and Bottle Gourd care. Pruning helps to grow the plant with a faster rate. Chives and Bottle Gourd pruning is done as follows:
Chives pruning: Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Prune to stimulate growth and Remove deadheads
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. Chives and Bottle Gourd fertilizers are as follows:
- Chives fertilizers: All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
- Bottle Gourd fertilizers: High potassium diluted feed of 5-10-5, Nitrogen and Potassium