Mastering ZINNIAS: the easiest and most vibrant flowers!

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  @sheilawright811 · 2 years ago

  Here I am, a 75-year-old gardener but always with vegies and fruits. I'm venturing into the world of flowers this year. Thanks for your videos! They inspire me!

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• KA

  @kayerhoads3444 · 2 years ago

  I had saved seeds from zinnias years ago.  My grandson planted all i had saved in a small section of garden.  Sowed  very thickly.  The little guy forgot to check his flower garden, but this was the best zinnias we have ever grown.

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• CO

  @couragefish · 2 years ago

  I used those jiffy pods on my first growing year 6(!) years ago. I am STILL finding them in my garden. Biodegradable my butt.

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• MY

  @myrrhidian3166 · 2 years ago

  I knew that zinnias didn't like to be transplanted, but I had no idea that I should wait to start them until a bit after the last frost. Thank you for sharing all of these great tips!

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• KA

  @karennoble3795 · 2 years ago

  Great video. I’ve been growing zinnias for over 50 years and even I learned something new from your video. I never heard of the shake test before cutting flowers. It really makes sense. I always plant the California Giants  variety. They do really well for me in zone 9b. I plant them right in front of my sweet peas which are done blooming by the end of June due to our heat. This way the zinnias hide the brown vines & leaves of the sweet peas as they die back. Happy planting!

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• SP

  @spontaneousun · 2 years ago

  Great information! I really like the flower specific deep dive format!

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• TH

  @thedrakes6638 · 2 years ago

  I really appreciated this - so thorough & lots of info I never knew. My dad has grown zinnias for years. He passed away this year & we gave out some of his zinnia seeds to family at the funeral. I'm going to share this with everyone so they'll have better zinnia success. Thanks so much! 💗

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• JO

  @Joyfulfarmer · 2 years ago

  I have found this to all be true of zinnias…they do like poor, warm soil, and they love to be direct sown. My transplants do tend to be not quite as strong as direct sown, but to get ahead I do love to transplant them. I like to transplant and sow on the same day when soil is at least 60 degrees, and I have some built in succession sowing. 💚💚💚

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• JA

  @janaimaughan3599 · 2 years ago

  I bought almost the entire Queen Lime series (I don’t love orange either), Floret’s Victorian Wedding, Senorita and Macarena. I have a 4’ x 60’ planting area along a fence by my new orchard that I envision as a rainbow zinnia hedge. 😊

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• MR

  @MrEd9574 · 2 years ago

  I'm a 65 yr old florist and horticulturist and you don't need to plant twice if you cut them off in August. I use a hedge trimmer and cut off a foot of the tops and they last till November l good luck!!!

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• KE

  @kericarlson1194 · 2 years ago

  BEST VIDEO EVER! I love the one stop shop all you need to know about one particular flower in one place! Thank you!😊

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• BA

  @Barbelle1201 · 2 years ago

  This is one of the best and most informative gardening videos I've watched. Succinct, clearly stated, and full of great information - a lot of which, in my 50+ years of gardening, including Zinnias - I wasn't aware of. Not once did I feel "let me out of here; this is repetitious," as I often do. Great job. For the first time, I'll be subscribing because I don't want to miss one of your videos.

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