Garlic and Sweet Lime Care
Where to Plant?
Ground
  
Container, Ground
  
How to Plant?
Budding, From bulbs
  
Divison, Seedlings
  
Plant Maintenance
Low
  
High
  
Watering Plants
  
  
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Never Over-water
  
Reduce watering once fruit are growing, Water daily during growing season
  
In Summer
Moderate
  
Lots of watering
  
In Spring
Average Water
  
Moderate
  
In Winter
Less Watering
  
Average Water
  
Soil
  
  
Soil pH
Neutral
  
Acidic
  
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
  
Rich
  
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
  
Well drained
  
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
  
Full Sun
  
Pruning
No pruning needed, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
  
Prune to control growth, Remove dead branches
  
Fertilizers
fertilize in fall, Nitrogen
  
Fertilize in early to mid-summer, for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
  
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Nematodes, Purple Blotch, Red blotch, Seedcorn maggot
  
Aphids, Citrus foot rot, Citrus gummosis, Citrus leaf miner, Red blotch
  
Plant Tolerance
Dry soil, Shade areas
  
Full Sun
  
Watering Garlic and Sweet Lime
Water is the most essential need of any plant. Watering requirements differ for every plant. Knowing the amount of water required is the most important part of Garlic and Sweet Lime Facts. One needs to adequately water the plants keeping in mind that plants need season wise variations in water levels. While taking Garlic and Sweet Lime care, it is important to know that too much water is more dangerous than not enough watering. Here we provide you with the exact watering required for your garden plant. Watering Garlic and Sweet Lime is as follows:
Watering Garlic in Summer: Moderate
Watering Garlic in Winter: Less Watering
Watering Sweet Lime in Summer: Lots of watering
Watering Sweet Lime in Winter: Average Water
Garlic and Sweet Lime 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 Garlic and Sweet Lime diseases is very important factor of Garlic and Sweet Lime Care. These plant's diseases are:
- Garlic: Bacterial leaf spot, Nematodes, Purple Blotch, Red blotch and Seedcorn maggot
- Sweet Lime: Aphids, Citrus foot rot, Citrus gummosis, Citrus leaf miner and Red blotch
Garlic and Sweet Lime Pruning
Pruning is an important part of Garlic and Sweet Lime care. Pruning helps to grow the plant with a faster rate. Garlic and Sweet Lime pruning is done as follows:
Garlic pruning: No pruning needed, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves
Sweet Lime pruning: Prune to control growth and Remove dead branches
Plants need fertilizers for its growth and increasing the life. Garlic and Sweet Lime fertilizers are as follows:
- Garlic fertilizers: fertilize in fall and Nitrogen
- Sweet Lime fertilizers: Fertilize in early to mid-summer and for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer