1 Care
1.1 Where to Plant?
1.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
1.3 Plant Maintenance
1.4 Watering Plants
1.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days
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, Alkaline, Neutral
Neutral
1.5.2 Soil Type
Moist, Well drained
Loam, Sand
1.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Not Available
Well drained
1.6 Sun Exposure
1.7 Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove branches that rub together, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
1.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
High potassium diluted feed of 5-10-5, Nitrogen, Potassium
1.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Army-worms, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Leaf rust, Red spider mite, Striped cucumber beetles
1.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil