Gerbera Daisies did this overnight… Planted them yesterday. First time having a garden, total dummy here. What can I do?? First pic was from yesterday before watering.
by uglyheadink
Gerbera Daisies did this overnight… Planted them yesterday. First time having a garden, total dummy here. What can I do?? First pic was from yesterday before watering.
by uglyheadink
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What nice colors
I think I am in zone 7a? It definitely didn’t frost or anything last night… It did get to roughly 50 degrees which I know isn’t ideal, but I didn’t think it would murder them that quick. I was just so eager and excited to finally have a garden, did we do it too early?
They look ok. Just transplant shock. You can cut off the old blooms. More will come.
Are you sure the temps didn’t dip below 50°F overnight? This does look like cold damage, but it could also be transplant shock I guess. My last frost date isn’t until the end of April, so I’m holding off on planting anything just yet.
Sun burn
When you transplant an annual or perennial heavily flowering like this, go ahead and cut off the flowering stems and let the plant concentrate on root development. Flowers faded from transplant shock. Mulch and water regularly for a few weeks especially if rain is not forecast. Once it’s over the shock it will form more flowers.
I would encourage you to mulch or straw them.
When you first put plants into the ground, or do anything that changes their growing conditions to that effect, they can suffer from transplant shock. It’s basically a plant tantrum: they’re stressed and temporarily unhappy. Changes in temperature and watering and sunlight and soil composition can all play a role.
You can help plants out by transplanting on a cloudy, cool day, or late in the day. Where you put them matters too – putting them out in full sun can add to the shock. I’ve had things melt when I didn’t properly take the time to slowly harden them off (slowly expose them little by little to full sun).
Right now the two best things you can do to help them are to keep them watered appropriately, and mulch them. Bare ground is the enemy. Bare ground allows for drying out, for bigger temperature swings, and other things that plants don’t like. So I would suggest you get some mulch on them asap, and then make sure they’re watered for the next few weeks. Stick a finger into the dirt by the plant and if it’s dry a few inches down, it needs water.
Don’t use rubber mulch, go for something organic that will decompose and add to your soil. Wood chips or straw are good options. You can also add a layer of cardboard or old newspaper underneath to cut down on weeds.
Hope that helps!
Water the SOIL, not the whole plants
When I first planted mine it was super dramatic and once I gave it a little more water it would always perk up. Took a while for it be stable
I concer with transplant shock.
Flowers are temporary. Cut old blooms off (deadhead) and more will grow. Normal cycle.
People always choose the plants with the most and biggest flowers. In reality, you should pick a plant with buds and no flowers. That way you won’t go through this transplant shock.
Love those the two i have come back ever year
Pick the yucky flowers off and let it grow back. If it’s too cold, you might want to consider covering them at night. It’s probably just shock.
If it’s got blooms, it’s gonna have more. Cut the crispers and give it some fertilizer once a week. You can also remove excess leaves as they grow to promote more air circulation and more flowers
Not trying to be a debbie downer as you may well have success, but these aren’t really the best plants for a garden. They are grown for florists and pot culture and the roots are incredibly picky about moisture. Maybe you have exceptional soil, but there’s a reason you don’t typically see this as a garden plant in this climate. I grow these in greenhouses and even then where i can control all parameters, they are very a delicate plant.
Flowers are not going to last forever, no matter what you do.