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
Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days
1.4.2 In Summer
Less Watering
Lots of watering
1.4.3 In Spring
1.4.4 In Winter
Lots of watering
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
1.7 Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove branches that rub together, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
1.8 Fertilizers
avoid high rate of nitrogen in spring, Nitrogen
High potassium diluted feed of 5-10-5, Nitrogen, Potassium
1.9 Pests and Diseases
Fungal Diseases, Head smut, Leaf rust, Stem rot
Army-worms, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Leaf rust, Red spider mite, Striped cucumber beetles
1.10 Plant Tolerance
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil