Chives and Coneflower 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 Coneflower diseases is very important factor of Chives and Coneflower Care. These plant's diseases are:
- Chives: Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Downy mildew, head rot, Pink Root, Rust and Thripes
- Coneflower: Beetles, Grasshoppers, Leafhoppers, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Slugs and Snails
Chives and Coneflower Pruning
Pruning is an important part of Chives and Coneflower care. Pruning helps to grow the plant with a faster rate. Chives and Coneflower pruning is done as follows:
Chives pruning: Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Prune to stimulate growth and Remove deadheads
Coneflower pruning: Prune after flowering, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads
Plants need fertilizers for its growth and increasing the life. Chives and Coneflower fertilizers are as follows:
- Chives fertilizers: All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
- Coneflower fertilizers: as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring and organic fertlizers