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
Do not water excessively
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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
1.5.2 Soil Type
1.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
1.6 Sun Exposure
1.7 Pruning
Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning
Cut out old flower stalks, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
1.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed
Nitrogen, N-P-K balanced liquid fertilizer, Potassium
1.9 Pests and Diseases
Insects, Root rot
Army-worms, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Red spider mite
1.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction