Kiwifruit and Heather Care

Watering Kiwifruit and Heather

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

• Watering Kiwifruit in Summer: Lots of watering

• Watering Kiwifruit in Winter: Average Water

• Watering Heather in Summer: Lots of watering

• Watering Heather in Winter: Average Water

Kiwifruit and Heather 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 Kiwifruit and Heather diseases is very important factor of Kiwifruit and Heather Care. These plant's diseases are:

• Kiwifruit: Armillaria root rot, Armored scales, Bleeding canker, Botrytis Blight, Crown gall, Nematodes, Phytophthora Root Rot and Red blotch
• Heather: Armillaria mellea, Chlorosis, Crown rot, Powdery mildew, Root rot, Rust and Verticillium Wilt

Kiwifruit and Heather Pruning

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

• Kiwifruit pruning: Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune in early summer and Prune in late winter

• Heather pruning: Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves

Plants need fertilizers for its growth and increasing the life. Kiwifruit and Heather fertilizers are as follows:

• Kiwifruit fertilizers: Self-fertile
• Heather fertilizers: Ammonium Nitrate