Things You'll Need:
- Bypass Pruners
- Compost Makers
- Fertilizers
- Garden Trowels
- Mulch
- Plants
- Plants
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Step 1
Look for plants at nurseries year-round - usually inside the greenhouse at the nursery.
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Step 2
Buy Gerbera daisies in 6-inch to 1-gallon containers.
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Step 3
Choose healthy-looking plants with signs of new growth in leaves and flower buds.
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Step 1
Plant Gerbera daisies in containers or in the garden in full sun and well-drained soil.
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Step 2
Add a light application of organic fertilizer to the planting hole.
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Step 3
Place the plants no deeper than they were when growing in containers.
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Step 4
Set the plants 1 foot apart.
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Step 5
Mulch around but not on top of the plant with 3 inches of organic compost.
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Step 6
Water well until soil is completely moist.
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Step 1
Cut off spent flowers at the base of their stems using scissors.
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Step 2
Fertilize weekly with half-strength liquid fertilizer (half of what the package recommends) in water every other week in spring and summer.
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Step 3
Water well until the soil is completely moist; do this weekly or when the soil surface is dry to the touch.
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Step 4
Dig up plants, and pot them up to bring indoors for the winter; or treat the plants as annuals, and buy new ones each year.
Comments
gwenslillamb said
on 4/9/2009 I love Gerbera Daisy's and no matter what I do, they don't last. I have done everything by the book, and no matter what, they die. I end up buying more each yr. Could it be that I don't have a green thumb?!!
duckhead said
on 11/17/2008 I am new to growing gerber daisies and have one in a three gallon container that I purchased in the spring. In Mississippi the humdity and heat can be stifling so I put mine in a north west corner that receives no direct sunlight. The flowers were short lived but the foliage thrived as the summer progressed. Much to my surprise, I found five new flowers last week and I was told they will not bloom in the late fall.
I intend to keep mine as a perienial and bring it in the house this winter when the tempature dictates.
mowie said
on 11/15/2008 I'm sorry this bit got cut off earlier post ---
Also overwatering will definitely cause wilting and sometimes death of plant.
Increasing fertiliser strengths(using correct fertiliser)can encourage flowers.
In my experience, cutting all damaged leaves off a gerbera plant can be very stressful to a plant and they usually never recover. Its much better in this situation, to leave most of damaged leaves on plant, change conditions, and allow new leaves to grow before removing all damaged leaves.
http://www.growgerberadaisyflowers.com
Hope this is helpful,
Good luck with your lovely gerberas,
mowie
mowie said
on 11/15/2008 I agree with 'kgrows' Yes in the more brutal extreme hot weather(and this can be standard conditions in some geographic areas), gerberas need some protection from full sunlight. A well placed piece of shade cloth to give partial shade will do wonders.
New gerbera plants can wilt very easily for a couple of reasons. One can be adjusting to new fertiliser strengths, as these plants are HIGH energy plants and need HIGH levels of the correct fertiliser type. When plants wilt - try not to re-water until the soil is dry - as these plants need free draining soil to allow oxygen to be present in the root system (I know it can be very hard not to water). When the soil is dry definetly water including increased level of correct fertiliser.
High humidity can cause flowers to wilt, relax, don't give extra water, most flowers will recover in evening or early morning.
Also overwatering will defin
kgrows said
on 8/24/2008 Hi onerealartist: I live in North Texas and have the same problem with my Gerbers wilting in the sun. They do great until about early to mid-July. Then when our temperatures start hitting 95-105 on a regular basis they just can't handle it. Although everyone says they need full sun, in Texas they need a certain level of protection (and may in other sunny parts of the country). Constant wilting really stresses the plant. I have been known to set one of those old style woven lawn chairs carefully over them on certain days to shield it from the hottest part of the day. It works, although it's not aesthetically pleasing. Next season I'm going to try growing them on the northern side of our house to see if that makes a difference. Good luck!