Muskmelon and Kiwifruit 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 Muskmelon and Kiwifruit diseases is very important factor of Muskmelon and Kiwifruit Care. These plant's diseases are:
- Muskmelon: Aphids, Cucumber beetles and Fusarium wilt
- Kiwifruit: Armillaria root rot, Armored scales, Bleeding canker, Botrytis Blight, Crown gall, Nematodes, Phytophthora Root Rot and Red blotch
Muskmelon and Kiwifruit Pruning
Pruning is an important part of Muskmelon and Kiwifruit care. Pruning helps to grow the plant with a faster rate. Muskmelon and Kiwifruit pruning is done as follows:
Muskmelon pruning: Cut old vines and Remove damaged fruit
Kiwifruit pruning: Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune in early summer and Prune in late winter
Plants need fertilizers for its growth and increasing the life. Muskmelon and Kiwifruit fertilizers are as follows:
- Muskmelon fertilizers: Apply N-P-K
- Kiwifruit fertilizers: Self-fertile