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Garlic and Taro Care

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Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container

How to Plant?

Budding, From bulbs
From Rhizomes

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Never Over-water
Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Needs a lot of water initially

In Summer

Moderate
Lots of watering

In Spring

Average Water
Moderate

In Winter

Less Watering
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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Fertilizers

fertilize in fall, Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Nematodes, Purple Blotch, Red blotch, Seedcorn maggot
Aphids, Rats, Snails

Plant Tolerance

Dry soil, Shade areas
Heat Tolerance, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas

Watering Garlic and Taro

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 Taro Facts. One needs to adequately water the plants keeping in mind that plants need season wise variations in water levels. While taking Garlic and Taro 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 Taro is as follows:

  • Watering Garlic in Summer: Moderate

  • Watering Garlic in Winter: Less Watering

  • Watering Taro in Summer: Lots of watering

  • Watering Taro in Winter: Average Water

Garlic and Taro 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 Taro diseases is very important factor of Garlic and Taro Care. These plant's diseases are:

  • Garlic: Bacterial leaf spot, Nematodes, Purple Blotch, Red blotch and Seedcorn maggot
  • Taro: Aphids, Rats and Snails

Garlic and Taro Pruning

Pruning is an important part of Garlic and Taro care. Pruning helps to grow the plant with a faster rate. Garlic and Taro pruning is done as follows:

  • Garlic pruning: Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves

  • Taro pruning:

Plants need fertilizers for its growth and increasing the life. Garlic and Taro fertilizers are as follows:

  • Garlic fertilizers: fertilize in fall and Nitrogen
  • Taro fertilizers: All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and Less fertilizing