Kapok and Pride of India Care

Watering Kapok and Pride of India

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

• Watering Kapok in Summer: Moderate

• Watering Kapok in Winter: Average Water

• Watering Pride of India in Summer: Lots of watering

• Watering Pride of India in Winter: Average Water

Kapok and Pride of India 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 Kapok and Pride of India diseases is very important factor of Kapok and Pride of India Care. These plant's diseases are:

• Kapok: Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch and Root rot
• Pride of India: Aphids, Bacteria wilt and Downy mildew

Kapok and Pride of India Pruning

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

• Kapok pruning: Prune when young and Remove dead branches

• Pride of India pruning: Dispose of diseased portions, Prune before Winter and Prune for shortening long shoots

Plants need fertilizers for its growth and increasing the life. Kapok and Pride of India fertilizers are as follows:

• Kapok fertilizers: Nitrogen
• Pride of India fertilizers: Apply 10-10-10 amount and as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer