Gerbera got a small Gerbera plant.?

I got a small Gerbera plant. If anybody knowing about Gerbera cultivation please advice me about the soil, fertilizers, water etc.

Gerbera got a small Gerbera plant.?
Gerberas can be grown as indoor pot flowering plants, otherwise they are frost tender plants, for outdoors.





I fertilize indoors every 3 weeks or so, during the growing season, and it's possible to have flowers for most of that. Don't get them too wet, as they may rot - leave the soil to dry out a little between waterings. It will be fine in a sunny windowsill, though some indirect light, during the hottest period of the day, can prevent leaf scorching. With insufficient light indoors, you get less flowers, and more leggy growth. 6 hours minimum sunlight each day is good for keeping the plant flowering.





Remove any dead leaves or flowers, as these can get infected, and cause other parts of the plant to become diseased - powdery mildew is the typical type of infection that they can get, but this can be treated should you ever get it.





In the garden, grow somewhere again with good levels of sunlight, and in soil that is free draining. Adding some well rotted compost can be good for them too, and potentially some coarse sand, if your soil has a tendency to water log.





Feed outdoors too, every 2 or 3 weeks, during summer, either with a good general fertilizer, or one that has a high proportion of K (which is Potassium). When you buy fertilizers, you'll see an N:P:K ratio, eg. 10:15:20, and this indicates Nitrogen N:Phosphorus P:Potassium K. In that example, there is a high ratio of Potassium, which is the nutrient required to make flowers on plants.





So, overall, don't get overly wet, let it dry a little between waterings, feed every 2 or 3 weeks and remove dead leaves and flowers to prevent infection. Indirect light indoors, shielding your Gerbera from harsh afternoon sun is better.





If you put it outdoors, follow a similar pattern, choose somewhere sunny and free draining. Adding some organic matter before planting can be beneficial. Occasional thorough waterings during long periods of very dry weather is better than lots of little waterings.





Hope this helps. Enjoy your Gerbera - mines got bright yellow flowers on my kitchen windowsill just now. Good luck! Rob
Reply:In zone 8 gerberas are perennial. Mine are in full sun, in the ground. As Rob mentioned fertilized (miraclegro) every 2-3 weeks.