A flower of gas, also known as gatsaniya, or an African daisy, is really from Africa. This explains why he so loves warm sunny places and does not bear excessive dampness. And to grow this bright plant in your flower garden, find out everything about their planting and growing features.
Gazania - planting and care
The soil in which gassing will grow should be light and nutritious, with good drainage. Ideally, it is a mixture of sand, humus, turf and leaf earth.
Seedlings are grown in peat cups, which are then transplanted to a permanent place. It is also possible to plant a staggered container in a staggered manner. It is desirable to lighten the sprouts so that they do not stretch and quickly grow stronger. Planting gas into the open ground is recommended in the spring, when the threat of nocturnal frosts has already passed. Otherwise, shoots can be covered for the night with film or spunbond. Since the root system of the flower is of the stem type, the pits in the ground for landing should be made corresponding to the depth. Blooming gas flows 2.5-3 months after the appearance of germs.
An important moment in the cultivation of gas is a rare but abundant watering, so the care of this plant is simple and accessible even for those who can not afford to water the flower bed every day. This flower categorically does not tolerate overmoistening and belongs to the category of those plants that are better "dried" than "poured". Such unpretentiousness along with high decorative qualities makes the African chamomile so "convenient" for florists plant.
To the flower bed with a gas sign looked good, and the flower itself pleased you with a luxuriant flowering, it is desirable to loosen the soil every 2 weeks and remove the weeds. And, of course, in time remove the faded inflorescences of the plant - this will contribute to a better development of new buds.
On regular feeding, the gas is responded well. If you do this every 5-6 weeks, using complex fertilizers for flowering plants, the plant will give
The rules of planting gas and care for it in the open ground are extremely simple, so this flower is increasingly found in our gardens. In landscape design, short stale gazania is used in alpine slides, workouts , curbs. In mixborders it is usually combined with such flower crops as ageratum, ursinia, lobelia, arctotis, Iberis, etc.