Flowering Dogwood and Hardy Kiwi 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 Flowering Dogwood and Hardy Kiwi diseases is very important factor of Flowering Dogwood and Hardy Kiwi Care. These plant's diseases are:
- Flowering Dogwood: Crown rot, Leaf spot, Red blotch and Whiteflies
- Hardy Kiwi: Botrytis head rot, Japanese Beetles, Leaf Rollers, Nematodes, Phytophthora, Root rot, Sclerotinia blight, Spider mites and Thripes
Flowering Dogwood and Hardy Kiwi Pruning
Pruning is an important part of Flowering Dogwood and Hardy Kiwi care. Pruning helps to grow the plant with a faster rate. Flowering Dogwood and Hardy Kiwi pruning is done as follows:
Flowering Dogwood pruning: Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune lower leaves and Prune once the plant is tall enough
Hardy Kiwi pruning: Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves
Plants need fertilizers for its growth and increasing the life. Flowering Dogwood and Hardy Kiwi fertilizers are as follows:
- Flowering Dogwood fertilizers: Fertilize in early spring and Mulch
- Hardy Kiwi fertilizers: Apply 10-10-10 amount and fertilize twice a year