How to Pot Daisies

Shasta daisies and English daisies add interest to any garden, make homey cut-flower arrangements and give your home a burst of nature as a potted plant. Learning how to pot daisies increases your chances of growing a daisy successfully, whether you choose one of the common daisies or the popular Gerbera daisy hybrid. Gerbera daisies are large, robust flowers that gained popularity as a florist flower and as a potted gift plant. They are available in shades of red, orange, yellow and pink.

Pots with drainage
Potting mix
Trowel
Watering can

Instructions

- 1
  Add potting mix to the pot. For a large outdoor pot, fill the pot to within 2 inches of the top of the pot. This allows plenty of room for water for an outdoor daisy. For a small pot or indoor daisy, fill with soil to within 1 inch from the rim to give the plant plenty of soil to hold moisture in the small pot or heated indoor environment.
- 2
  Tap the pot on the work surface to settle the soil and remove any air pockets. Don't compact the soil; leave it loose.
- 3
  
  Center the daisy in a pot that's at least as tall as the plant.
  
  Use a trowel or your hands to make a hole for the daisy in the middle of the soil. Gently remove the daisy from its current container. Squeeze a plastic pot or six-pack carefully to release the plant, if needed. Usually a gentle tug at the base of the stem frees the plant if it's root bound.
- 4
  Insert the daisy's soil-covered roots into the hole and gently press down the soil. Water the plant immediately with a watering can. With a watering can, you control the amount of water to make the soil moist but not saturated.

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