Jatropha and Cereus Care

Watering Jatropha and Cereus

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

• Watering Jatropha in Summer: Drought Tolerant, Average Water

• Watering Jatropha in Winter: Less Watering

• Watering Cereus in Summer: Lots of watering

• Watering Cereus in Winter: Less Watering

Jatropha and Cereus 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 Jatropha and Cereus diseases is very important factor of Jatropha and Cereus Care. These plant's diseases are:

• Jatropha: Anthracnose, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Red blotch and Rust
• Cereus: Scale

Jatropha and Cereus Pruning

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

• Jatropha pruning: Prune for shortening long shoots and Prune if you want to improve plant shape

• Cereus pruning: Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves

Plants need fertilizers for its growth and increasing the life. Jatropha and Cereus fertilizers are as follows:

• Jatropha fertilizers: All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and No fertilizers needed
• Cereus fertilizers: fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing