How to fertilize a Gerbera daisy
Gerbera jamesonii
Quick answer
Feed Gerbera jamesonii lightly during active growth. Choose either controlled-release fertilizer two or three times in the season or liquid fertilizer about every two weeks.
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How to fertilize a Gerbera daisy
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When to fertilize
Feed Gerbera jamesonii lightly during active growing and flowering or container growth, rather than maintaining a high-input winter schedule.
Keep feeding within active growth and reduce or stop routine applications during cool, low-light overwintering. A plant moved outdoors may have different demand from one resting indoors.
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Fertilizer type and dose
Choose either controlled-release fertilizer applied two or three times during the growing season or a liquid fertilizer route about every two weeks. Do not combine their schedules.
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- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Plants of the World OnlineAccepted name · classification · native range
- North Carolina State University Extension Gardener Plant ToolboxDescription · container care · overwintering · insects, diseases, and other plant problems
- Clemson Cooperative Extension Home and Garden Information CenterCulture · overwintering · irrigation · fertilization · pests and diseases
- Royal Horticultural SocietyPlant profile · position · soil · moisture · under-glass · pests and diseases
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