How often do you water daisies?
When there is a lack of water, daisies quickly droop their heads and bring moping. You should therefore keep them from drying out! The soil is kept moderately moist. With a pot culture, it is necessary to water the marguerite almost every day (sometimes twice a day) in summer. The root ball should never dry out!
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What is important when it comes to fertilizing?
Note the following aspects when you want to fertilize your daisies:
- In the open air, one dose of compost is sufficient in spring
- fertilize regularly when growing in pots
- Provide with fertilizer from March to the end of August at the latest
- conventional flower fertilizer (€ 13.27 at Amazon *) meets the requirements
- like to fertilize every 3 to 4 weeks
- Fertilizer sticks (€ 1.45 at Amazon *) are also suitable
How do you overwinter daisies in a pot?
Not all types of daisies have to be overwintered. However, with a pot culture, overwintering cannot be dispensed with. From October, the pot daisies should be brought to the wintering quarters. For example, the following are suitable for wintering:
- Winter gardens
- Greenhouses
- Stairwells
- bedroom
When overwintering, it is important that it is frost-free and light. The temperatures should ideally be between 5 and 7 ° C. During the winter, the daisies are watered sparingly and not fertilized.
Which diseases and pests are important?
Incorrect care and a poor location can lead to infestation by aphids, whiteflies and spider mites. Root rot and other fungal diseases such as powdery mildew can occur in diseases. Parts affected by powdery mildew should be cut off radically. In addition, hardening with field horsetail is recommended.
When does a visit with the scissors make sense?
In autumn, daisies are cut back about a hand's breadth above the ground. But a cut is not only useful in autumn. These perennials should get to know the scissors even in summer. The old flowers are removed so that new flowers are always driven back.
Tips
If you keep your daisies in a pot, it is advisable to repot them in fresh soil every year. This also saves a fertilizer.
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