They aren't bad at all and I'd love to make salads based on the leaf and garnish with flower petals. What say you? We can not find much about eating the entire above ground plant. Is it better to plant just one in a pot so the rootball gets huge or is it okay to plant several in one pot?
I have a very wide 20 in pot and want to know if I should put several in it or just put one and let it get huge. I have had good fortune at seasons end of covering patio pots with thick layer of pine tags to keep from freezing in central Virginia.
Bounced back two years in a row. In theory, you could grow zinnias indoors, but they will need to be in a spot that gets full sun all day. Otherwise, they will likely become spindly and not bloom well. They would do better in a container on a porch or balcony. Received a packet of Zinnia seed, Pompom, as a gift and planted them in a large tub about a week ago, they are sprouting already, in full sun and we have had some rain.
Should I try and transplant them or just thin them out? I also want to collect the seeds at the end of the season. I am in zone 3.
Hi Joanne, Once the Zinnia seedlings are about 3 inches tall, it would help their growth to thin them to 6 inches apart. You could also try to transplant some that you are thinning out. To save the seeds at the end of the season, wait until the flowers finish blooming and then leave them there for the seed pods to develop.
Let the seed pods dry until they are brown and crunchy. Cut the pods from the flower stalk and break open the pods to harvest the seeds. Save the seeds in a sealed bag or container and place in a dry, cool place until the following year.
This year, I have had to plant a "brand new" generation of zinnias. For the past 5 years I have saved the end of the seasons zinnia seeds to be re-planted the next year. This rotation has gone on successfully for the past FOUR years!! My zinnias were several ft. This year, the seedlings were not spouting as I suspect I waited way too long to retrieve their seeds.
This year, I will be awaiting something new! I just wonder if Zinnia can be bloom in December? I'm planning to sow this last quarter of the year. In Phoenix we could see them bloom in fall.. February starts spring. So the answer is it all depends on location. I have Zinnias in my yard and would like save seeds for next year. How do I get seeds from this years plants?
To save zinnia seeds, wait until the flower is completely shriveled and dry. The seed of these plants will be attached to the shriveled petals.
Place the envelopes in a glass jar or air tight plastic container. Seal the container and store it in the back of your refrigerator. Tip: To keep the seed dry, you could add one of those little packets of Silica Gel Desiccants which absorb moisture. Or, a tablespoon or two of powdered milk wrapped in a facial tissue and placed in the seed storage container will also work to absorb excess moisture from the air.
My first time with zinnias from seed this year I have plants over 5' tall. Must be the year old "seasoned" manure my neighbor shared from her horses! I was successful two years in a row with sowing Zinnia seeds directly into the ground. But by the third year, the critters ate the sprouts as they came up. I was so disappointed as these flowers are so easy and beautiful. I planted big beautiful grown Zinnias at my condo community entrance this year; and a critter got into one of them!
What critter do you suppose did this? We have lots of rabbits and I've noticed a squirrel roaming the area. Any suggestions and thoughts? I plan succession plantings commencing in late May and continue through about the first week of July. This guarantees showy blooms through late September.
It is not too late to plant a few zinnia seeds for late summer color that will last until the first frost. Should I deadhead clematis? Clematis bloom whether you prune them or not.
Deadheading — removing dead flowers — makes some plants more floriferous, but only those that are fertile.
A number of clematis hybrids are sterile, which means that deadheading has no effect on their production of blooms. What flowers should not be deadheaded? Plants that don't need deadheading Sedum.
The seed heads remain on this plant right into fall. This pretty annual plant cleans itself by dropping the flower heads below. Baptisia Australis have lovely violet blue flowers.
New Guinea Impatiens. Should I deadhead irises? Deadhead remove spent blooms consistently; Bearded Irises will flower sequentially on buds spaced along the stems. After blooming is finished, cut flower stems down at their base. But do NOT trim iris leaves after they have finished blooming.
Leaves carry on photosynthesis for next year's growth. Do you deadhead begonias? Rather they self-clean by dropping spent flowers on their own. However, if you want to clean up your begonias a bit faster than nature does, or if you want to encourage the plant to produce more stems, you should get into the habit of deadheading.
Do you deadhead pansies? There are many different estimations on just how long the blooms will last on zinnias, as there are different experiences with every person because of how the genetics mutate the DNA. With that being said, the amount of time that someone can spend keeping the blooms of a zinnia alive is going to be somewhere between 60 days and about five months.
Typically, zinnias will begin to bloom in the late spring when you plant them in the early spring or even in the very late winter. Once they have been put into the ground, they will not stop producing blooms until the first frost hits, effectively killing off the plant because it is not equipped to handle the cold very well.
As a rule of thumb, because zinnias are unable to handle cold temperatures very well, it is important that you only begin to plant them after the last frost of the year has passed. In the best of circumstances, your last frost will usually be within the mid-spring months, and the first frost of the year is usually going to be in the late autumn months. What this means for you and your zinnias is that you can easily expect about half a year of blooming gorgeous flowers from your plant.
There are quite a few ways that you can make sure that your zinnias get all of the resources they need to produce healthy, beautiful blooms for the better part of the year.
When all is said and done, zinnias are considered to be extremely low-maintenance plants. You should always make sure that your flowers have no signs of rot or any other infection. However, there is a bit more that you can do for your flowers than this. Zinnias are plants that appreciate being able to get as much sun as possible.
If you can, you should try to plant your zinnias in an area where they will have full exposure to the sun at all hours of the day. The more sun that the zinnia can get, the more vibrant its coloring will be when it is finally time for them to bloom.
At minimum, you should aim for the zinnias to get at least six hours of sunlight each day.
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