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| Pam7 |
Green fingers needed!!! This is my gerbera....any ideas where I went wrong??  Can Jim Fix It for me????
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| Guest1 |
dried out and dead...NEXT! | ||
| Pam7 |
It was fine...until I watered it!!!! pmsl! You reckon its beyond repair??? Kiss of life??.....  ok...its the bin then???
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| wudja.cudja |
Nooooooo but yes but no.... maybe....Hi Pam......If you're going to bin it it might be worth taking the time and breaking open the root mass to see if there's any life beneath in the roots.. It L@@ks like the plant had a near death experience before you watered it and then drowned with your life saving attempt. If there is life below cut back all the dead leaf and hopefully a new shoot/s should appear as the plant does propagate itself by multiple crowns naturally. Additional reading.... http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantefg/gerberajames.htm
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| Pam7 |
 Thanks Paul! Did what you suggested.....but it was dead as a dodo!!
Yes ..right again! It was just a ball of soggy mud when I took it out the pot!!
New Year's resolution.....MUST try harder!!!
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| Guest1 |
pam....is it in a pot within the big pot? it may just have drowned from the off if the drainage was poor. This plant looks the type my granny had on a tray of pebbles to aid drainge/humidity. | ||
| Pam7 |
Ah yes...it was!! I didn't like to water it from the top because I know SOME plants like cyclamans have a 'corm' (??)..and you shouldn't get it wet. As it was on the side of the bathroom sink I used to whack it under the tap every so often so the water went down between the plastic pot that held the plant..and the ceramic holder. Can I water gerberas from the top?? I'll get another one and see if I can drown that too!!!
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| Guest1 |
Ive no idea about these plants to be honest....maybe youre best to read the stuff WC posted first, before killing any more! 
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| chocaholicsanon |
have you tried standing the plant in a sink of water then when its had its fill put it back into the pot...no more water logging, and it drinks what it needs...
gerberas only live for a very short while anyway..and because the leaves are hairy they tend to go mouldy if wet.. |
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