1 Care
1.1 Where to Plant?
1.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
From Rhizomes, Root Division
1.3 Plant Maintenance
1.4 Watering Plants
1.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season
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
1.5.2 Soil Type
1.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
1.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
1.7 Pruning
Cut out old flower stalks, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Cut back old stems to the ground, Prune after harvesting, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
1.8 Fertilizers
Nitrogen, N-P-K balanced liquid fertilizer, Potassium
Compost, Fertilize the soil before planting, organic fertlizers
1.9 Pests and Diseases
Army-worms, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Red spider mite
Aphids, Leaf Hoppers, Mites, Scale, Snails
1.10 Plant Tolerance
Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction
Heat Tolerance, Humidity, Shallow soil