Jatropha and Sourwood Care

Watering Jatropha and Sourwood

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

• Watering Jatropha in Summer: Drought Tolerant, Average Water

• Watering Jatropha in Winter: Less Watering

• Watering Sourwood in Summer: Lots of watering

• Watering Sourwood in Winter: Average Water

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

• Jatropha: Anthracnose, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Red blotch and Rust
• Sourwood: Beetles

Jatropha and Sourwood Pruning

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

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

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

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

• Jatropha fertilizers: All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and No fertilizers needed
• Sourwood fertilizers: Nitrate based fertilizers