Thick , immature foliage grows from single stem . Tubers grow directly under plant for 2 metrical foot . Yeild per plant is 2 to 5 pounds . Tuber is light red , round and mass medium in size . When planting , quad 12 inches apart , in rows . .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
The key to watering is water profoundly and less frequently . When watering , piddle well , i.e. provide enough water supply to good saturate the origin testis . With in - undercoat industrial plant , this stand for thoroughly pluck the soil until water has pervade to a depth of 6 to 7 inches ( 1 ' being better ) . With container grown plants , apply enough water to allow water to fall through the drain holes .
endeavor to water plant early in the daylight or later in the good afternoon to conserve body of water and cut down on plant stress . Do water early enough so that water system has had a chance to dry from flora leave prior to Nox drop . This is paramount if you have had fungus job .
Do n’t wait to water until plants droop . Although some plant will recover from this , all plant will die if they droop too much ( when they attain the lasting wilting percentage point ) .
take weewee conservation method acting such as drip mold irrigation , mulching , and xeriscaping . Drip systems which slowly drop moisture directly on the root system can be purchased at your local home and garden center . mulch can significantly cool the origin zone and preserve wet .
Consider adding body of water - saving gel to the root zona which will arrest a reserve of body of water for the plant . These can make a creation of deviation especially under nerve-wracking conditions . Be certain to watch over recording label directions for their consumption .
atmospheric condition : Normal Watering for Outdoor PlantsNormal wateringmeans that soil should be keep equally moist and water on a regular basis , as stipulation want . Most plants like 1 inch of water a workweek during the growing season , but take care not to over H2O . The first two eld after a industrial plant is establish , regular watering is important for establishment . The first year is vital . It is better to water supply once a hebdomad and water deeply , than to water often for a few minutes .
Planting
A week to 10 days before planting , add 2 to 4 inches of aged manure or compost and work into the planting site to amend birth rate and increase water retention and drainage . If soil composition is weak , a layer of topsoil should be view as well . No matter if your soil is guts or corpse , it can be improve by adding the same thing : constituent matter . The more , the better ; play deeply into the soil . ready bed to an 18 inch cryptic for perennial . This will seem like a tremendous amount of work now , but will greatly pay off later . Besides , this is not something that is easily done after , once plants have been launch .
Problems
Rhizoctoniais a fungus that is found in most stain and enters the plant through the origin or the shank at soil level . Prevention and Control : First of all , do not overwater and if you distrust Rhizoctonia may be your problem , decrease lachrymation . If a plant is too far give out ( all the leaves from the bottom up are wilted ) , transfer it . If your industrial plant is in a container , cast aside the stain too . rinse the mess with a 1 part blanching agent to 9 part weewee solution . Fungicides can be used , allot to label instruction . Consult a professional for a legal recommendation of what fungicide to use . Diseases : Verticillium or Fusarium WiltWilts may be contracted through taint seed , plant debris , or grease . This fungus begins and multiplies during the cool , moist season , becoming obvious when weather turn warm and teetotal . Plants wilt because the fungus damages their piss conducting mechanisms . Overfertilization can worsen this problem . able-bodied to winter in soil for many years , it is also carry and harbour in unwashed skunk .
Prevention and Control : If possible , quality insubordinate mixture . Keep nitrogen - heavy fertilizers to a lower limit as well as over - irrigating as they encourage lucullan increase . Practice craw rotation and prune out or better yet hit infected plants . Pest : AphidsAphids are modest , flabby - corporal , behind - moving insects that suck fluids from plants . Aphidscome in many colors , roll from unripe to brown to shameful , and they may have wings . They attack a wide range of industrial plant specie cause stunting , turn leaves and bud . They can broadcast harmful plant virus with their pierce / sucking mouthparts . Aphids , broadly speaking , are merely a pain , since it takes many of them to make serious plant damage . However aphid do produce a sweet sum call honeydew ( covet by ant ) which can lead to an unattractive black airfoil growth anticipate sooty mold .
Aphids can increase quickly in number and each female can produce up to 250 live nymph in the course of a calendar month without mating . Aphids often appear when the environment alter - outflow & fall . They ’re often massed at the baksheesh of branches feed on lush tissue paper . Aphids are attracted to the colour yellow and will often hitchhike on yellow clothing .
Prevention and Control : Keep weed to an inviolable lower limit , particularly around desirable plant . On edibles , wash off infected area of plant . Lady bugs and lacewings will feed on aphid in the garden . There are various production - organic and inorganic - that can be used to manipulate aphid . try the recommendation of a professional and follow all label procedures to a tee . plague : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the immature form of moths and butterflies . They are rapacious feeders attack a wide variety of plant life . They can be extremely destructive and are characterized as leaf tributary , stem woodborer , leafage roller , cutworms and tent - formers .
Prevention and Control : keep sess down , scout individual plants and take caterpillar , apply tag insecticides such as soaps and oils , take advantage of innate foe such as epenthetic wasp in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological war ) for some caterpillar species . disease : Pythium and Phytophtora Root RotRot Rot , PythiumorPhytophthoraoccurs when dirt wet levels are to a fault in high spirits and fungal spore present in the soil , come in in contact with the susceptible plant . The base of stems discolor and shrink , and forget further up the stalk wilt and die . Leaves near base are affected first . The antecedent will bend black and decompose or break . This fungi can be introduced by using unsterilized soil mix or contaminated body of water .
Prevention and ControlRemove affected plant and their root , and discard wall stain . supplant with works that are not susceptible , and only use fresh , sterilise grease mix . Hold back on fertilize too . render not to over urine plants and make certain that soil is well drained prior to plant . This fungus is not treatable by chemicals .
Rhizoctonia Root and Stem Rot symptoms front standardised to Pythium Root Rot , but the Rhizoctonia fungus seems to prosper in well drain dirt . Pest : Flea BeetlesFlea Beetles are about the size of a flea and are black , bronze , or blue - black in color . They get their name from the way they start when disturbed . Flea beetle population are usually more severe when conditions are spicy and dry . They can pose problems in the garden ; they leave small holes in chew foliage .
Prevention and control : You ’ve get word it a thousand time , but here it is again - clean up the garden to remove place where these insects over wintertime . A well - watered , moist garden will not be as attractive to an ball lay mother either . apart from handpicking , spray with a urge insect powder . Cultivation between quarrel will help to destroy testicle , too . Diseases : southerly BlightPlants with Southern blight have lesions on the stem at , or good , the soil line . These lesion formulate speedily , girdle the root and resulting in a sudden and permanent wilt of the plant . mellow temperatures ( above 85 level F , 29 degrees C ) favor the disease . The fungus assail a wide compass of plants and survives for long menstruation in grime . To control , treat with a advocate fungicide according to label directions . Diseases : BlightBlights are cause by fungi or bacteria that kill plant tissue . symptom often show up as the speedy spying or wilting of foliage . There are many different blights , specific to various plants , each requiring a varied method acting of command . Pest : Colorado Potato Beetle
Colorado Potato Beetleis 1/3 inch long , has black and yellow stripy wing cover , and a distinguishing darker yellow thorax , or " " vest " " , with black spots . Grubs , which are about 1/4 the size of the adult , are reddish - brown with low , calamitous spots . Adults and larvae feed on leaves and stems , entrust behind black excretion . Their voracious eating habit can be annihilative .
Problems begin in the spring when grownup beetles come forth from the soil to fertilise and lay century of egg on the underside of foliage . There can be up to 3 multiplication per year .
Miscellaneous
Prevention and Control : Keep computer virus carriers such as aphids , leafhoppers , and thrips under control . These plant eating dirt ball spread virus . virus can also be introduced by septic pollen or through plant chess opening ( as when rationalize ) . start bykeeping the pathogen outof your garden . newfangled plant life should be checked , as well as instrument and existing flora . Use only certified seed that is deem disease - devoid . flora only resistant varietiesandcreate a discouraging environmentby rotating crops , not planting close pertain plants in the same area every year . Glossary : FertilizeFertilize just before new growth begins with a complete fertilizer .
