Taro

Shooting Star

Taro and Shooting Star Care

Taro

Shooting Star

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1 Care

1.1 Where to Plant?

Container

Ground, Pot

1.2 How to Plant?

From Rhizomes

Seedlings

1.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

1.4 Watering Plants

1.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Needs a lot of water initially

Average Water Needs

1.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

1.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

1.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

1.5 Soil

1.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

1.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

1.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

1.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

1.7 Pruning

No pruning needed

Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

1.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

1.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Rats, Snails

Aphids, Fungal leaf spots

1.10 Plant Tolerance

Heat Tolerance, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas

Drought

Watering Taro and Shooting Star

Water is the most essential need of any plant. Watering requirements differ for every plant. Knowing the amount of water required is the most important part of Taro and Shooting Star Facts. One needs to adequately water the plants keeping in mind that plants need season wise variations in water levels. While taking Taro and Shooting Star care, it is important to know that too much water is more dangerous than not enough watering. Here we provide you with the exact watering required for your garden plant. Watering Taro and Shooting Star is as follows:

Watering Taro in Summer: Lots of watering
Watering Taro in Winter: Average Water
Watering Shooting Star in Summer: Lots of watering
Watering Shooting Star in Winter: Average Water

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Taro and Shooting Star 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 Shooting Star diseases is very important factor of Taro and Shooting Star Care. These plant's diseases are:

Taro: Aphids, Rats and Snails
Shooting Star: Aphids and Fungal leaf spots

Taro and Shooting Star Pruning

Pruning is an important part of Taro and Shooting Star care. Pruning helps to grow the plant with a faster rate. Taro and Shooting Star pruning is done as follows:

Taro pruning: No pruning needed
Shooting Star pruning: Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves

Plants need fertilizers for its growth and increasing the life. Taro and Shooting Star fertilizers are as follows: