- 1). Plant your daisies in bright morning sunlight if you want them to bloom as much and as long as possible. Protect your plant from hot afternoon sunlight, as high temperatures will cause it to temporarily stop blooming.
- 2). Keep the soil evenly moist while your daisies are blooming. When the plants aren't producing blooms, allow the top of the soil to become slightly dry before watering. Water outdoor daisies early in the day so the foliage dries before evening.
- 3). Feed your gerbera daisies every month, using a liquid fertilizer for blooming plants, diluted to half of the recommended strength. Increase feedings to every two weeks while the plant is blooming.
- 4). Encourage long bloom times with regular deadheading. Pinch off spent blooms as soon as they wilt. Otherwise, the plant will think it's time to produce seeds and will stop blooming earlier than necessary.
- 5). Bring your gerbera daisies indoors before the first frost in autumn. Place the plant in your sunniest window. If light is at a premium during the winter months, supplement natural light by placing your plant under a florescent light. Keep room temperatures fairly cool, as your daisy won't bloom in temperatures above 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
- 6). Lift your plant occasionally, as gerbera daisy will rot if soil buries the crown -- the point where the plant joins the roots. Place a garden fork under the plant, then lift the plant so the crown is 1 to 2 inches above the soil. When planting gerbera daisies indoors, plant the daisy with the crown slightly above the soil.
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