Feed Gerbera jamesonii lightly during active growing and flowering or container growth, rather than maintaining a high-input winter schedule.
How to fertilize Gerbera jamesonii
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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Check for active growth
When to fertilize
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.
Follow the product label
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.
Inspect a stressed plant before feeding
When not to fertilize
Sources
- North Carolina State University Extension Gardener Plant ToolboxContainer care; overwintering; feeding; diseases and pests
- Clemson University Cooperative Extension Home and Garden Information CenterCulture; fertilization; overwintering; pests and diseases