Planting gerbera to welcome new year fortune

The florist once mastering the techniques of growing flowers will have beautiful, beautiful flower pots to decorate the house for the new year.

Gerbera origin

Gerbera is native to South Africa. In Vietnam, the single flower variety was imported from the 1940s. The characteristic of this single flower is that it is not difficult to cultivate the flower, besides that the tree grows well, adapt well to natural conditions but is weak. The point is small flowers, single wings, monotonous colors, so now few people choose this flower to grow.

Since the 1990s, some Vietnamese companies and flower growers have started importing hybrid varieties (double flowers) from Taiwan, Holland, and China, which have proved to have many advantages: Big flowers, thick wings, multi-layered flowers stacked together, rich colors, balanced flower shapes, beautiful, high yield so these varieties have been received and developed strongly throughout the country. .

Flower growers will have colorful flower pots if they master the techniques of growing flowers.

Techniques for planting gerberas

The light

Gerbera does not like high light intensity, so when planting in hot season, it is necessary to use black mesh to reduce light intensity.

Temperature

Temperature is one of the important factors determining flower quality so growers should pay attention to this factor in flower planting techniques. The appropriate temperature for planting gerbera flowers is 15-25 degrees Celsius, but there are also some varieties of gerberas that can withstand temperatures higher than 30-34 degrees Celsius. If the temperature is below 12 and over 35 degrees C Coin flower pots will develop poorly, pale flower colors, bad flower quality.

Humidity

Gerbera is quite drought tolerant, so the humidity often has to maintain at 60-70%, air humidity is 55-65%, which is favorable condition for plants to grow.

Choose seedlings

Seedlings are tissue culture plants will be able to grow and develop very healthy, clean, trees with a height of 4-5cm, about 5-6 leaves and 5-6 roots with a length of 2 - 3cm.

Light, temperature, humidity and seedlings are all important factors in flower planting techniques.

Prepare soil and substrate

The land for growing gerbera needs to be porous, with a high airiness, drainage, and humus. If the soil is tight, the pumpkin must be fed with straw or rice husk (note that there must be whole ash). After completing the soil, proceed to the bed. There are 2 beds, the size of beds 1 is as follows: beds 1.5-1.6m wide, 30-35cm high, bed surface 85-90cm wide, beds are 30-40cm wide, and bed size 2 is wide bed 0.9-1.2m, 30-35cm high, 70cm wide bed surface, 30-40cm wide groove.

If planting gerbera in pots, growers should prepare a spongy growing medium, good drainage, no pathogens, pH = 6 - 6.5, although there are many types of growing mediums but the price is good. Most are mixed according to the formula: 1/2 soil + 1/2 coconut fiber + 1/2 manure (item). Note that before planting, the substrate must be treated with fungal pathogens by using 40% phase Foocmalin at the rate of 1/80 - 1/100 times; or use Viben C 50BTN in a ratio of 1/400 times, spray or irrigate into the substrate, mix well, cover nylon for 1-2 days.

Density and distance to grow gerbera

With bed size 1, plant 3 rows / beds, with size 2 being 2 rows / bed. The planting distance is 30-35 x 35 cm. For planting pots, choose plastic or porcelain pots of different sizes, if the pots are 20 x 16 x 22 cm, plant 1 plant / pot.

Flower planting techniques require flower growers to pay attention to improving the surrounding environmental conditions.

Flower planting techniques

Planting coins must grow well, root roots are as high as the ground, if growing plants grow slowly or stem rot. Planted in the style of crocodile. After planting, soaked and watered, if the money tree is collapsed, tilt and rebuild and add soil to the tree. In the case of planting in pots, growers need to put the container in the pot so that the price is 3 - 5cm from the pot, pay attention to put the tree in the center of the pot, how to plant the tree into the same substrate as planting in the soil bed . The distance between the flower pots is 10-15cm (from the pot edge).

Watering techniques

Water the ornamental flower pots in the morning, avoid watering too late in the afternoon, the plants are susceptible to disease. Use sprayers to irrigate soil moisture, taking care not to splash soil on leaves. Although gerberas are not drought tolerant, they are not too moist, so depending on conditions, 2-3 days can be irrigated.

Fertilizer technique

After planting the money for about 4 weeks, proceed to top up the tree. The best type of fertilizer is the type of buffalo. The buffalo head has the ratio of 20-20-15 + Te, so it can be mixed with water, about 1 kg of fertilizer / 250 liters of water to irrigate. In addition to fertilizing through roots, additional foliar fertilizer is needed to improve yield and quality of flowers. Use manure Buffalo head 902, spray 30 days after planting, periodically spray 10 -15 days and spray 1 bottle of 10 liters / 100 m2 concentration according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Take care of

In order for plants to grow well and grow healthily, it is necessary to regularly cut old leaves, yellowing leaves and leaf-decaying leaves. Regularly pruning leaves for plants to create ventilation for money pots.