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Gardening Secrets: How to Grow Gerbera
12.09.2023 15:00
Updated: 13.05.2024 21:23
Their color can be different, and their structure can be simple or semi-double.
Most often, gerbera is used as a garden plant, but one of its species (Jemson's gerbera) can also be grown at home in a pot. Such bushes have a more compact size and are quite unpretentious.
How to grow gerbera
To plant a gerbera, you need to soak the seeds and spread them on the soil, after sprinkling it with sifted sand.
The soil should be slightly moistened with water at room temperature. After which, the seeds are covered with film or glass and placed in a warm place, away from direct sunlight.
Plant gerberas in an area where there is a drainage layer and water does not stagnate, otherwise the roots of the gerberas may rot and the plants will wither.
When planting seeds, keep in mind that young planting material has better germination.
How many times a week to water gerbera
The soil should not be allowed to dry out or overflow. The gerbera should be watered with soft and lukewarm water immediately after the top layer of the substrate has dried, without getting into the leaf rosette.
Regularity of watering in the warm season: 3-4 times a week, and in the cold season: 1-2 times a week.
How to feed gerbera to bloom
In order for gerberas to bloom profusely, you need to feed the plant with complex fertilizers with a high content of potassium and calcium. Gerbera is very susceptible to chlorosis.
Therefore, to maintain normal leaf color, it is necessary to use iron-containing fertilizers or add iron chelates to the nutrient solution.
