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Fertilizer / plant food: During the growing season (spring and summer), give your curry plant a plant food, this contains sodium, phosphorus and calcium. The plant needs this to grow extra well. Fertilizer pellets are made to slowly release nutrients. If the plant is not doing well, discolored leaves and leaf fall, the plant needs nutrition "now. Then give liquid fertilizer, these days you can already buy it at the supermarket or action, this will do just fine. Stick to the dosage on the label and little can go wrong.

Pruning/harvesting: Regular pruning promotes denser growth and helps keep the plant healthy. Harvest the leaves of the plant by cutting them off at the stem, but be sure not to remove more than a third of the plant at a time.

Pest control: Keep an eye out for pests such as aphids and whiteflies. Use natural methods or mild insecticides to control them. The pod aphid is especially fond of the curry plant, this little critter is related to the aphid, but unfortunately a lot harder to control. This is because it is protected with a shell, just like the scale aphid. It eats the plant's nutrients, produces honeydew, inhibits the plant's growth, causes leaf fall and discolored leaves. You don't want this, of course, and fortunately there are many ways to control scale insects. For example, you can fight them with spirit, green soap, garlic, cold coffee and so on. The easiest way is to put the plant under water for about 15 minutes. This way you can remove the entire infestation at once. This is especially useful when the plant is still a little smaller. Another method to use is control with alcohol. Soak a cotton ball with alcohol (not sweet from booze) and rub well all the places where aphids are on. After about a minute, you can easily remove all the head lice. Be sure to check carefully that you don't forget any of them, or chances are that a new infestation will return.

Repotting: If your curry plant is growing in a pot, you should repot it every few years or the roots will become too restricted.

Bloom: Under the right conditions (plenty of sunlight, good humidity and the right temperature), the plant can begin to flower. The flowers of the curry plant are small and white and have a wonderful sweet fragrance similar to the smell of ripe oranges. The flowering period of the curry plant varies slightly, but usually takes place in late spring to early summer. When the plant begins to bloom, of course it looks beautiful and smells extra nice, but this is also a sign that the plant may start producing seeds. These are green at first, but then turn red/black. You can use the black seeds to grow a new curry plant!

So it is important to prune regularly, control pests and monitor the health of the plant. Taking care of a curry plant both indoors and outdoors can be rewarding, but you need to consider the specific requirements of the growing environment to ensure that the plant grows and stays well. But with care and attention, the plant will provide you with fresh, fragrant curry leaves that you can use in a variety of delicious dishes.