1 Care
1.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
1.2 How to Plant?
1.3 Plant Maintenance
1.4 Watering Plants
1.4.1 Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
1.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Not so frequently
1.4.3 In Spring
1.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Drought Tolerant
1.5 Soil
1.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
1.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
1.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
1.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun
1.7 Pruning
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Prune every year, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove deadheads
Prune to control growth
1.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
organic fertlizers
1.9 Pests and Diseases
Billbugs, Fungal Diseases, Red blotch
Aphids, Armyworm, Bean rust, Bean weevils, Corn earworm, Cucumber beetles, Curly top, Damping off, Darkling beetles, Earwigs, Fusarium root rot, Grasshoppers, Leafhoppers, Loopers, Lycaenid pod borers, Lygus bugs, Mosaic viruses, Nematodes, Powdery mildew, Saltmarsh caterpillar, Seedcorn maggot, Slugs, Snails, Spider mites, Stink bugs, Thripes, White mold, Whiteflies
1.10 Plant Tolerance