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Posted by nyssaman Z6 ON (My Page) on Tue, Aug 14, 07 at 20:58
| I have these gerbera daisies and the leaves look like crap - I've tried some natural leaf sprays like bio-grow but the leaves always look dusty and dirty I wash and clean them 10 minutes later they look like crap again - Is this just the way they are - The new leaves coming up look bright green and clean but once they are out... crap...lol
cheers any ideas would be great
Jeff |
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RE: gerbera daisies
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| You may have a mite infestation. I was growing a crop of gerberas for a wedding and noticed the flowers seemed to not be aging as they should. They'd come out lovely and in a day or two be spent looking and unthrifty, as would the older leaves. I treated them all with insecticidal soap and now they are crisp, leaves shine and flowers fresh looking until they are naturally spent. Sadly to say they didn't snap out of it in time for the wedding, but hey, they look great now! |
RE: gerbera daisies
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- Posted by laag z6CapeCod (My Page) on
Wed, Aug 15, 07 at 7:09
| I was looking at these this spring for my window boxes. I was told by the very knowledgable staff at the nursery that these are very susceptable to.... now I forgot the term. But she was telling me that they deteriorate if you get the foliage wet repeatedly, so they were not a good choice for the box. My guess is that washing them is a cure worse than the disease. |
RE: gerbera daisies
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- Posted by laag z6CapeCod (My Page) on
Wed, Aug 15, 07 at 20:13
| Crown rot is the term she used. |
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