1 Care
1.1 Where to Plant?
1.2 How to Plant?
1.3 Plant Maintenance
1.4 Watering Plants
1.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
1.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
1.4.3 In Spring
1.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
1.5 Soil
1.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
1.5.2 Soil Type
1.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
1.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
1.7 Pruning
No pruning needed
Cut out old flower stalks, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
1.8 Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
Nitrogen, N-P-K balanced liquid fertilizer, Potassium
1.9 Pests and Diseases
Bacterial Diseases
Army-worms, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Red spider mite
1.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction