Nutmeg and Slippery Elm 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 Nutmeg and Slippery Elm diseases is very important factor of Nutmeg and Slippery Elm Care. These plant's diseases are:
- Nutmeg: Anthracnose, Armillaria mellea, Blight, Caterpillars, Crown gall, Crown rot, fungus, Powdery mildew and Red blotch
- Slippery Elm: Blackspot mold
Nutmeg and Slippery Elm Pruning
Pruning is an important part of Nutmeg and Slippery Elm care. Pruning helps to grow the plant with a faster rate. Nutmeg and Slippery Elm pruning is done as follows:
Nutmeg pruning: In Early Autumn, Prune to stimulate growth and Remove dead leaves
Slippery Elm pruning: Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves
Plants need fertilizers for its growth and increasing the life. Nutmeg and Slippery Elm fertilizers are as follows:
- Nutmeg fertilizers: fertilize in spring and Nitrogen
- Slippery Elm fertilizers: Any balanced general purpose fertilizer