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
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, occasional watering once established
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
1.5.2 Soil Type
1.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
1.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
1.7 Pruning
Generally pruned to waist height, pruning needed for strong structure, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut out old flower stalks, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
1.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Doesn't require fertilization when grown in rich soil
Nitrogen, N-P-K balanced liquid fertilizer, Potassium
1.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Grasshoppers, Leafminers, Red blotch, Rust, Snails
Army-worms, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Red spider mite
1.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Drought and Salt
Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction