How to Plant African Daisies

Break up the soil in the spot where you want to grow the African daisies with a spade. Select a location on your property that gets full sunlight throughout the day. Loosen the soil to a depth of 5 to 6 inches and dig wide enough that you can leave roughly 12 inches between each African daisy seed that you want to plant.

Place each African daisy seed at a distance of approximately 12 inches from the next seed and lightly brush the soil over top of the seed so that 1/2- to 1 inch of soil lies over the seed. Water the seed just enough to moisten the soil on top.

Water the location of the African daisy seeds once every one to two days to keep the soil moist. Continue to water until green appears above the soil. Once green appears, cut back on watering to every three or four days. Take your cues from the plant, which won't grow or will show signs of wilting if receiving too little water. If the area you live in receives ample rain, you may not have to water African daisies at all. If they fail to produce flowers, though, continue a watering schedule of at least once a week.

Fertilize African daisies once a week during the growing season to encourage flower production. Mississippi State University recommends water-soluble fertilizer for outdoor-planted African daisies.

Prune African daisies beginning in mid-summer when flower production slows down or the blooms become smaller, if you live in a warm area where you expect the flowers to survive the winter. Cut away up to one-third of the plant's greenery and fertilize after pruning to help maintain flower production.