Peach 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 Peach and Kiwifruit diseases is very important factor of Peach and Kiwifruit Care. These plant's diseases are:
- Peach: Red blotch
- Kiwifruit: Armillaria root rot, Armored scales, Bleeding canker, Botrytis Blight, Crown gall, Nematodes, Phytophthora Root Rot and Red blotch
Peach and Kiwifruit Pruning
Pruning is an important part of Peach and Kiwifruit care. Pruning helps to grow the plant with a faster rate. Peach and Kiwifruit pruning is done as follows:
Peach pruning: Remove all suckers, Remove all watersprouts, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove tight V-branching crotches
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. Peach and Kiwifruit fertilizers are as follows:
- Peach fertilizers: Apply 10-10-10 amount
- Kiwifruit fertilizers: Self-fertile