Where to Plant?
Ground
  
Container, Ground, Pot
  
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
  
Seedlings
  
Plant Maintenance
Medium
  
High
  
Watering Plants
  
  
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
  
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
  
In Summer
Lots of watering
  
Not so frequently
  
In Spring
Moderate
  
Alternate Days
  
In Winter
Average Water
  
Drought Tolerant
  
Soil
  
  
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
  
Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
  
Loam, Sand
  
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
  
Well drained
  
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Part sun
  
Full Sun
  
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune ocassionally, Remove deadheads
  
Prune to control growth
  
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
  
organic fertlizers
  
Pests and Diseases
Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus
  
Aphids, Armyworm, Bean rust, Bean weevils, Corn earworm, Cucumber beetles, Curly top, Damping off, Darkling beetles, Earwigs, Fusarium root rot, Grasshoppers, Leafhoppers, Loopers, Lycaenid pod borers, Lygus bugs, Mosaic viruses, Nematodes, Powdery mildew, Saltmarsh caterpillar, Seedcorn maggot, Slugs, Snails, Spider mites, Stink bugs, Thripes, White mold, Whiteflies
  
Plant Tolerance
Drought
  
Drought
  
Elderberry and Lima Bean 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 Elderberry and Lima Bean diseases is very important factor of Elderberry and Lima Bean Care. These plant's diseases are:
- Elderberry: Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot and Tomato Ringspot Virus
- Lima Bean: Aphids, Armyworm, Bean rust, Bean weevils, Corn earworm, Cucumber beetles, Curly top, Damping off, Darkling beetles, Earwigs, Fusarium root rot, Grasshoppers, Leafhoppers, Loopers, Lycaenid pod borers, Lygus bugs, Mosaic viruses, Nematodes, Powdery mildew, Saltmarsh caterpillar, Seedcorn maggot, Slugs, Snails, Spider mites, Stink bugs, Thripes, White mold and Whiteflies
Elderberry and Lima Bean Pruning
Pruning is an important part of Elderberry and Lima Bean care. Pruning helps to grow the plant with a faster rate. Elderberry and Lima Bean pruning is done as follows:
Elderberry pruning: Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune ocassionally and Remove deadheads
Lima Bean pruning: Prune to control growth
Plants need fertilizers for its growth and increasing the life. Elderberry and Lima Bean fertilizers are as follows:
- Elderberry fertilizers: All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
- Lima Bean fertilizers: organic fertlizers