Thanks for reading this...

I have 2 pots with Gazanias in them. One is 4 years old, the other 3. The 4 year old is full of buds this year but the 3 yr old one has nice dark green leaves but NO buds! Someone suggested it may have too much nitrogen in the soil. I suppose it's possible as I added some cow maneur into it however
what does one do to neutralize it? It's getting a bit late in the season
and I'd like for it to have at least 1 round of buds before fall.

Thanks.


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On 07 Aug 2021 at 09:27a, N1uro pondered and said...

Thanks for reading this...

I have 2 pots with Gazanias in them. One is 4 years old, the other 3.
The 4 year old is full of buds this year but the 3 yr old one has nice dark green leaves but NO buds! Someone suggested it may have too much nitrogen in the soil. I suppose it's possible as I added some cow maneur into it however what does one do to neutralize it? It's getting a bit
late in the season and I'd like for it to have at least 1 round of buds before fall.

This will be a 'I'll ask my wife question' :)

Meantime I found this

Name: treasure flower, gazania, Gazania rigens and varieties
Height: ground-covering herbaceous perennial usually no more than 50cm high Foliage: green or grey-green, narrow, pointed leaves; some are downy; some
have a light underside.
Climate: sub-tropical to temperate; drought-hardy; frost-tolerant.
Soil: well-drained; tolerant of poor soils; the better the soil, the better
the plant will grow and flower.
Position: full sun; tolerant of light shade, but too much shade inhibits flowering.
Flowering: daisy flowers in bright colours and multi-colours, some with dark centres.
Feeding: use a long-term, controlled-release fertiliser.
Watering: water when conditions are hot and dry; good drainage is essential.

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Hey Avon;

Avon wrote to N1uro <=-

This will be a 'I'll ask my wife question' :)

Not a green thumb either I see <G>

Meantime I found this

Name: treasure flower, gazania, Gazania rigens and varieties
Height: ground-covering herbaceous perennial usually no more than 50cm high Foliage: green or grey-green, narrow, pointed leaves; some are
downy; some have a light underside.
Climate: sub-tropical to temperate; drought-hardy; frost-tolerant.
Soil: well-drained; tolerant of poor soils; the better the soil, the better the plant will grow and flower.
Position: full sun; tolerant of light shade, but too much shade
inhibits flowering.
Flowering: daisy flowers in bright colours and multi-colours, some with dark centres.
Feeding: use a long-term, controlled-release fertiliser.
Watering: water when conditions are hot and dry; good drainage is essential.

Thanks, that much I already knew. The one pot that's not growing any buds
has nice dark narrow pointy green leaves and they're quite firm so I know
it's far from being dead. One lady suggested it has too much nitrogen in
the soil - but didn't tell me how to neutralize it : \


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On 20 Aug 2021, N1uro said the following...

has nice dark narrow pointy green leaves and they're quite firm so I know it's far from being dead. One lady suggested it has too much nitrogen in the soil - but didn't tell me how to neutralize it : \

Woodchips or sawdust work. Regular old dyed mulch as well.

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On 20 Aug 2021 at 08:38a, N1uro pondered and said...

Thanks, that much I already knew. The one pot that's not growing any buds has nice dark narrow pointy green leaves and they're quite firm so I know it's far from being dead. One lady suggested it has too much nitrogen in the soil - but didn't tell me how to neutralize it : \

My wife says just leave it, it may not flower this year but you should get a crop of flowers next year.

I did do a google search on them and there were some comments about the nitrogen promoting healthy flowering at the expense of flowering.

Watering seems to be key to getting good flowering too from what I can tell.

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On 20 Aug 2021 at 08:38a, N1uro pondered and said...

This will be a 'I'll ask my wife question' :)

Not a green thumb either I see <G>

Nope but also learning and to be fair learning more in the last few years
than prior when I was less interested in such things :)

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Hello Captain Obvious;

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Woodchips or sawdust work. Regular old dyed mulch as well.

If I can find some sawdust maybe I'll sprinkle some in the pot and see if
that does the trick, thanks!

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Hello Avon;

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My wife says just leave it, it may not flower this year but you should
get a crop of flowers next year.

That was my thought as well. It's quite healthy that I know.

I did do a google search on them and there were some comments about the nitrogen promoting healthy flowering at the expense of flowering.

Watering seems to be key to getting good flowering too from what I can tell.

Interesting. With the rain we've had this year and about 6" coming this weekend from Hurricane Henri, that's not an issue. I just hope it doesn't
get blown away!

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Hello Avon;

Avon wrote to N1uro <=-

Nope but also learning and to be fair learning more in the last few
years than prior when I was less interested in such things :)

You're never too old to learn :)

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On 24 Aug 2021 at 09:17a, N1uro pondered and said...

I can do similar things with my lawnmower set to a low catcher settin :)

I have a couple of dead trees I wish I could do that to. They're just a bit too big.

It's the rocks and other solid lumps you have to watch out for, oh and adults and kids too :)

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Hey Avon;

Avon wrote to N1uro <=-

It's the rocks and other solid lumps you have to watch out for, oh and adults and kids too :)

Sometimes it's difficult to determine lumps from adults <G>

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