Taro and American Chestnut 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 Taro and American Chestnut diseases is very important factor of Taro and American Chestnut Care. These plant's diseases are:
- Taro: Aphids, Rats and Snails
- American Chestnut: Chestnut Blight
Taro and American Chestnut Pruning
Pruning is an important part of Taro and American Chestnut care. Pruning helps to grow the plant with a faster rate. Taro and American Chestnut pruning is done as follows:
Taro pruning: No pruning needed
American Chestnut pruning: Cut back all stems to the same height, Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves
Plants need fertilizers for its growth and increasing the life. Taro and American Chestnut fertilizers are as follows:
- Taro fertilizers: All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and Less fertilizing
- American Chestnut fertilizers: 14-14-14 Fertilizer, Compost and General purpose liquid or granular fertilizer