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How to Handle Divide Gerbera Daisies Step by Step
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Part
1
Separating Your Flowers
1
Prepare your work area.
Fill a large bucket with water and bleach mixed at a ratio of 15:1. Fill a second bucket with plain water. Have a container of rooting hormone ready. Have a bag or box on hand to discard extra plant matter.
- Fill a large bucket with water and bleach mixed at a ratio of 15:1.
- Fill a second bucket with plain water.
- Have a container of rooting hormone ready.
- Have a bag or box on hand to discard extra plant matter.
- Fill a large bucket with water and bleach mixed at a ratio of 15:1.
2
Separate the individual sections with your hands.
There will be multiple crowns—the section where the stem meets the roots—connected to one another. Gently pull the sections apart from each other; ripping them apart can damage the root system. Each section you pull apart should contain at least 1 stem and the attached roots.
- There will be multiple crowns—the section where the stem meets the roots—connected to one another.
- Gently pull the sections apart from each other; ripping them apart can damage the root system.
- Each section you pull apart should contain at least 1 stem and the attached roots.
- There will be multiple crowns—the section where the stem meets the roots—connected to one another.
- Gently pull the sections apart from each other; ripping them apart can damage the root system.
Part
2
Treating the Roots
1
Trim the roots of each new section so they're about 3 inches (7.6 cm) long.
Use clean shears or a sharp knife, and be careful not to pull too hard on the roots.
- Use clean shears or a sharp knife, and be careful not to pull too hard on the roots.
- Use clean shears or a sharp knife, and be careful not to pull too hard on the roots.
- Use clean shears or a sharp knife, and be careful not to pull too hard on the roots.
- Use clean shears or a sharp knife, and be careful not to pull too hard on the roots.
- Use clean shears or a sharp knife, and be careful not to pull too hard on the roots.
2
Dip the roots of each new section into the bleach solution and then rinse.
This is especially important if you will be potting the daisies or replanting them in a new location. The solution works to kill fungus and diseases so they don’t transfer to the new space.
- This is especially important if you will be potting the daisies or replanting them in a new location.
- The solution works to kill fungus and diseases so they don’t transfer to the new space.
- This is especially important if you will be potting the daisies or replanting them in a new location.
- The solution works to kill fungus and diseases so they don’t transfer to the new space.
- This is especially important if you will be potting the daisies or replanting them in a new location.
Part
3
Replanting Your New Daisies
1
Dig a small hole in the ground to replant the daisies in your garden.
Use a garden trowel to dig a small hole just deep enough to cover the roots. The crown should remain level with the surface of the soil to get enough air and avoid too much moisture.
- Use a garden trowel to dig a small hole just deep enough to cover the roots.
- The crown should remain level with the surface of the soil to get enough air and avoid too much moisture.
- Use a garden trowel to dig a small hole just deep enough to cover the roots.
- The crown should remain level with the surface of the soil to get enough air and avoid too much moisture.
- Use a garden trowel to dig a small hole just deep enough to cover the roots.
2
Plant the daisies in potted soil if you want to keep it indoors or on a patio.
The pot should be at least 5 inches (13 cm) in diameter. Choose a pot that is well-draining to help avoid excessive moisture and root rot. If possible, use a high-quality potting mix to ensure your plant has the proper level of nutrients and encourage growth.
- The pot should be at least 5 inches (13 cm) in diameter.
- Choose a pot that is well-draining to help avoid excessive moisture and root rot.
- If possible, use a high-quality potting mix to ensure your plant has the proper level of nutrients and encourage growth.
- The pot should be at least 5 inches (13 cm) in diameter.
- Choose a pot that is well-draining to help avoid excessive moisture and root rot.
3
Water your plants every 3-5 days until the daisies are reestablished.
The soil should remain moist, but not soggy. The best way to know how often to water your daisies is to check your soil and plants regularly. If the soil looks or feels dry, or if the flowers or leaves are beginning to wilt, it’s time to water. If the soil is still moist, check again the following day.
- The soil should remain moist, but not soggy.
- The best way to know how often to water your daisies is to check your soil and plants regularly.
- If the soil looks or feels dry, or if the flowers or leaves are beginning to wilt, it’s time to water.
- If the soil is still moist, check again the following day.
- The soil should remain moist, but not soggy.
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