If you want to give joy to a garden or a balcony, there is nothing better than having the odd gerbera. The African daisy, as it is also known, is a lively herbaceous plant that produces large and beautiful flowers of bright colors, such as red or yellow.
To have them beautiful you just have to keep reading. So you will know what are the gerbera care 🙂.
The gerbera is a plant that can be had both in pot and in the ground, since it does not exceed 30 centimeters in height. Even so, as soon as it finishes blooming, the first thing we have to do is pass it or to the garden or to a larger pot as it is almost certain that its roots have filled the entire container. To do this, we will extract it carefully not to manipulate the root ball too much and we will put it in the sunny place that interests us the most.
We will not have to worry much about the type of substrate or soil, but it is very important that it has good sewer system to avoid rotting of its roots. In addition, irrigation has to be frequentespecially during the summer. The ideal is to prevent the soil from drying out completely, watering it 3-4 times a week in the hottest months and every 3-4 days the rest of the year.
So that it grows strong and healthy We will pay it from spring to late summer with a universal fertilizer for plants or with organic fertilizers, being highly recommended guano for its rapid effectiveness. In addition, we have to remove the dry leaves and wilted flowers.
Although it is a resistant plant, it can be affected by trips, White fly, slugs y snails, and the mushroom powdery mildew. All these problems must be dealt with with specific products. You have more information by clicking on them.
Finally, you have to know that the gerbera it does not resist much the cold. In an area where there are occasional and short-term frosts of up to -2ºC, it can be kept outside, but only if it is sheltered. Even so, indoors it stays better, more beautiful, during the winter.
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