1 Care
1.1 Where to Plant?
1.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
1.3 Plant Maintenance
1.4 Watering Plants
1.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Requires watering in the growing season, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
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
Acidic, Neutral
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, Partial Sun
1.7 Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead leaves
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune prior to new growth, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed
1.8 Fertilizers
since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
1.9 Pests and Diseases
Annosus Root Rot, Balsam twig aphid, Balsam Woolly Adelgid, Conifer root aphid, Cooley Spruce Gall Adelgid, Current Season Needle Necrosis, Douglas-fir Needle midge, Douglas-fir Twig weevil, Eriophyid mite, Giant Conifer or Cinara aphid, Grovesiella Canker, Interior Needle Blight, Melampsora Needle rust, Phytophthora Root Rot, Pucciniastrum Needle rust, Rhabdocline Needle Cast, Root weevil, Spruce spider mite, Swiss Needle Cast, Uredinopsis Needle rust
Fungal Diseases
1.10 Plant Tolerance