How to grow a healthy gerbera in your garden

beautiful gerbera

Gerberas have long been the favorite colors of manywomen. But lovers of growing them themselves, appreciate Gerberas for their unpretentiousness, beauty and ease of care. But in nature they grow mainly in Africa and Asia. The universality of the plant is that it does not require special care, but will please its owner with intense flowering from early spring to late autumn.

How to grow a gerbera properly and take care of it

It is worth immediately warning that to grow healthyGerbera, which later will start to please you with luxurious flowers, is not very simple. It is more suitable sites with soft ground. And not every climate suits her. Best is stable moderate temperature and hot summer. But if you decide to grow gerbera in the harsh winter, do not despair. You can cover the plant for the winter with a thick layer of leaves or straw.

To ensure that gerberas will grow in yournot one season, it is better before the cold season to dig out the plants together with a clod of earth and store in special pots. The room should be well lit, but the temperature should not exceed eight degrees.

Soil and fertilizer

For gerbera, the warm climate is best suited andsoft earth. Fertilize the land better than inorganic fertilizer varieties. To the plants were not too fragile and well bloomed, you need to choose a site that is evenly illuminated by the sun's rays.

Plant water should be active only onstage of active growth. When the plant reaches the desired size, watering should be treated more cautiously. You should choose the "golden mean", do not allow drying, but do not water too hard so that the soil does not become waterlogged. Watering the plant, too, must be very carefully. First, water must be at room temperature. And secondly, the flow of water should be directed so that it falls just under the root, otherwise excess moisture on the leaves or flowers will lead to the appearance of rot.

During the active growth of flowers, you should regularly, once every two weeks, feed the plant with mineral fertilizers.

blossoming gerard

Correct transplantation and reproduction

After the summer heat, the gerbera needs to be preparedfamily. The plant is transplanted into a large pot (a minimum of 20 centimeters in diameter). Make sure that the soil in the pot has good drainage, since the root system of gerberas is very sensitive to excess moisture and easily rot.

You can propagate gerbera in two ways.

Division is the most common andeasy way. In April or May, the adult bush is divided into several plants so that each of them has two or three full leaves. Often it is necessary to shorten the roots, about 10-15 centimeters. Put such seedlings in the soil, make sure that the rosette protrudes slightly above the surface of the soil and is not subjected to fungal diseases.

Reproduction of gerbera from seeds - longerprocess. The first landing in the pot is conducted from January to March. It is necessary to monitor the temperature stability in a room with gerberas. The recommended temperature is 18 degrees. After the young plants have ascended, and acquire five leaves, the gerbera is transplanted into separate containers. But with this method of reproduction, it must be borne in mind that plants will not bear maternal properties.

plantation of gerberas

Diseases and pests gerberas

Despite its beauty, this flower is very sensitive to various diseases. Therefore, be sure to adhere to the following recommendations:

the soil before planting must necessarily be treated with drugs that prevent the infection of the root system by fungal diseases;

observe the watering regime so that stagnant water does not provoke the development of rot on the roots;

excess moisture can also lead to the development ofgray rot. Therefore, periodically treat plants with special preparations, but make sure that it does not fall on the flower itself, because it produces spots;