Most of my zinnias are originally from seeds that my mom gave me 45 years ago, when my husband and I moved into our first home. I grew and harvested these seeds/plants every year, and hadn’t ever actually bought zinnia seeds until a couple of years ago. The reason I bought seeds that year was because I didn’t have any of the Candy Cane variety. This year, I bought a couple of packets of zinnia seeds at Walmart, hoping to get some colors that I didn’t have much of. I probably won’t buy zinnia seeds next year. When I harvest my seeds, I never try to pick the seeds out. I put whole flower heads in a paper sack to store over the winter. In the spring, I crumble the flower heads apart and sprinkle seeds, petals and all in a small narrow trench and cover lightly with soil. I figure the petals and all of the other chaff make a compost. I live in southern MO and usually wait until around the first of May, after frost dangers are over, to plant my zinnias. They usually start coming up in about 10-14 days, and then start to bloom around the first of July. They are definitely one of my favorite flowers, and I love to see the butterflies that visit them!
I LOVE ZINNIAS ❤ .. last year was my 2nd year to grow them..I cant believe I never grew them before.. but they are gorgeous and easy and beautiful..love all the colors just makes a garden POP .. thanks Amanda.. love your videos 🎉
Hi my sweet friend over here giving love and support you and watching all your beautiful card and videos you have put together love your fairy gardens in your garden videos
In the Victorian Era ‘language of flowers , zinnias mean ‘thoughts of absent friends’ or close variations of that. Started growing my own in grad school in teeny garden with roommates. Hence, as grad school days ended, and we each established our own homes…zinnias have been a part of our own gardens though many miles apart. Though many decades ago, this tradition has been maintained and shared with others, too!
Thanks for this! Everyone just says they are easy and don’t say why. I found this really helpful. This is the first year that I’m growing for varieties of zinnias and I’m learning a lot in SC 8a. Right on time!
I just planted a bunch of zinnias seeds outside. Love zinnias! One of my favorite flowers. Love the new varieties you planted. Can’t wait to see them grow and bloom in your garden. Thanks for all the information.
Your bouquets were beautiful. I was lucky enough to get two zinnia plants this year. It seems like everyone was also getting them. Maybe I'll order seeds next time. Can't wait to see mine multiple over the years
This is a very informative video. I just discovered how easy it is to grow these beauties and will try to grow my own. I just ordered some seeds and will order the growing trays you use. Thank you for sharing. A new subscriber!😊I can't wait for spring.
I got the same trays last year and I love them. You can see the root growth to make sure they're not overgrown. I do use the vent on the top to control moisture.
Grew Benary Giants a couple of years ago. Just spread seeds into a flower bed. I was so astounded at how tall they got...6ft ! Had butterflies galore! Trying new ones out this year.
Hi Amanda, this was just the video I needed to see. I have some Queenie seeds that I want to get started but this is my first year of seed starting flowers so I totally appreciate your detailed information. I was afraid I had waited too long to get them going and missed the boat but now I see I have not, YEA! The pictures of your harvested flowers were beautiful and impressive!
You do such a great job with your videos! The photos of all the different zinnias through this video was so inspiring and has me wanting to go buy seeds.
Love this video. I currently have queen lime orange and blush growing but hadn't thought about doing multiple seedings. I have the same seed containers but never thought about putting water in the tray. We are having delightful cool weather on the east coast but trapped inside due to smoke from Canadian wildfires. Perfect day to start new set of seedlings indoors.
I have grown some heirloom varieties outside in large pots before and had great success. After seeing this excellent video I’m going to start mine indoors this time. It’s a control thing for me too! 😊 We are in zone 9b so it’s great to find a channel by an avid gardener in a similar zone!
I have some zinnias I direct sowed that are about to bloom and I’m so excited! Zinnias are just gorgeous flowers. Thank you for your informative videos as they’re very helpful.
I had no luck with zinnias but it was because they werent getting enough sun. I just bought 4 packs of ready to plant for $3 at walmart yesterday. They are going right by the enterence to my garden. Good for encouraging pollinators
I love your enthusiasm for gardening and enjoy sharing in all your latest projects! I am excited to be trying some 'Zowie Yellow Flame' zinnias for the first time this year. The seeds just sprouted a couple of days ago. Each bloom is a rainbow of colors with yellow edges, then orange and pink towards the center.
Thanks for the amazing video on Zinnias, I love Zinnias. I like the Magellan zinnias for border plants, they have the large 4-6 inch blooms but don't grow taller than 18 inches 😊
Last year I discovered that butterflies were eating some wild parsely and cocooning in my garden. Plus, I have milkweed growing in my garden area that attracts polinators. So I decided to add Zinnias this year, not just for the bees, but also for the butterflies that emerge long after many other flowers are spent close to fall.
I didn’t know your cruise was for such a special occasion! Congratulations and many more wonderful years! Enjoyed this video and thanks for the info that is it almost never to late this to start them, except winter. I think about it every week and don’t because I think it might be too late. A friend gave me Queen Lime Orange seedlings last year, my first time to grow zinnias. Wow, was I impressed with them. Great slide show photos! Loved the first one of you with the red/pink basket! 🥰 As usual, great info and inspiration. My Queen Lime didn’t reseed but I’m going plant seeds now and just see what happens. I saved a lot of the dried blooms just for this purpose. Thank you!!
I love zinnias, probably because it is really easy to be successful with just a handful of seeds. I told my husband a couple of months ago, "Remind me I don't need any more zinnia seeds." His response: "But there might be some you don't have!" I've got zinnias, dahlias and salvia ready to go in the ground, but we are having such an extended spring here in zone 7B N MS that the poppies, bachelors buttons, nigella and larkspur are still blooming and I can't bear to pull them up (although I need that spot!). I start Persian Carpet zinnias in mid to late July for fall bloom. Aztec Sunset and Jazzy Mix are also good colors for fall, and cosmos Rubenza. My reseeded zinnias never come back as the original variety: they're always pink. At my old house and my mom's, they always came back orange. I'm trying 'Inca' and 'Sungod' this year for late summer-fall bloom.
Add minerals to change the flower colors. I moved an orange flowering shrub, when it flowered in new location? The flowers were 3x bigger but they were white! The new location was close to the house. Probably nails in the dirt from the build of the home….
Thank you for this informative and helpful video. Zinnias put on a great show. I plant them in pots in a sunny spot; so I prefer shorter size zinnias that bloom beautifully. Zinnias attract butterflies, bumble bees, bees, and hummingbirds.
Love this video Zinnias are my go to flower yo grow from seed I have a bouquet in my house every day in the summer I have planted many of the same varieties as you Today my lettuce bed is past it’s prime so I ripped them out and planted more zinnias I have planted zinnias 3 times this year!! B
This is my first year growing zinnias. Absolutely love them. Just planted Persian carpet as well. I’m in zone 9b and it is really dry right now. Been watering every day but they look fantastic. So glad you did a video on zinnias. Great content. Thanks.
I love your grow light set up. It looks like regular shelving. I haven’t want to go there yet because most set ups look so industrial and messy. I don’t have a good place in my house to hide it. But yours is beautiful!!! Thanks for the inspiration!
I recently discovered my first powdery mildew issue with a zinnia. It's in a container completely separated from any other plant. In fact, it's raised above the ground sitting atop a scrap piece of I-beam. It gets more shade than any of my other zinnias, though, in the PNW zone 8-b. Summer seems to be ending early this year and we have experienced a mild amount of rainfall already. Since I container garden, the solution I'm getting is to move it into a sunnier space. That's the beauty of container gardening.
Last year I found many packs of zinnias and I was too busy so I just sprinkled ten pkg of seeds and everyone told Becky thin. I didn’t bc I was too busy, oh my the zinnia patch was so gorgeous! So many flowers and pollinators for weeks and weeks and so many bouquets . Not an ideal way to plant but it worked and was so beautiful . Think I’m doing same this year!
Bonjour! J’adore les Zinnia depuis….au moins 30 ans! Ils sont fabuleux et si facile à cultiver. J’aime essayer d’offenses sortes et aussi reprendre mes semences d’années en années sur de vieux plants. C’est tellement gratifiant. Je vais commencé cette année les Pavots. Mais je sais que mon cœur va vers les Zinnia! L’année dernière, j’ai eu beaucoup de limaces. On a eu tellement de pluie au Québec. Je n’aime pas beaucoup les petits contenants avec dôme surtout au moment où je sors mes semis dans ma petite serre. Ils ont trop chauds. Je les cultive maintenants dans de grands bacs, tout simplement. Je les transplante ensuite dans de plus gros pots. J’aime bien aussi les mettre dans les pots et les aménager directement avec ces pots!
HI Amanda, I just found your channel. Everyone says zinnias are easy to grow but I haven't had much luck. Not sure what I am doing wrong. I know they need to be in full sun. I need to know what kind of soil they need and what kind of fertilizer? I am making a special bed just for zinnias. I am in central Alabama. Thank you!
Great video! I'm growing Benarys Giant for the first time this year in SE England - fingers crossed for some warm weather 😅 Tip I learned recently is rather than change shelves and lighting, raise the trays up onto other seed trays and place the heat mat in-between -- this gives you a lot more flexibility as the seedlings grow to then drop the trays lower
Amanda, wow, this was power packed video! Great info that I never would have known. Yours always are stunning! Do you ever have problems with snails or any other pests that bother your zinnias? Something ate all of mine up! 😢 Linda
I have not dealt with snails on zinnias but I have had them in other areas. I like to use the beer method of putting out bowls of beer each night to attract the snails to them.
I am trying them again after decades ago. I ket them fet to hit one day and the leaves are all brown . I trimmed them but still crummy looking. They have blooms at top. Should I cut /deadhead the them way back? Your video is very helpfull.
Hmm, if they are all brown, they might be goners. You could try deadheading them and then making sure they are watered regularly and see if they come back.
Hi. I just started watching your video on zinnias to learn more about these plants. I’m planning to grow 2 different varieties this year: zinnia Giant Purpke by Botanical Interest and white zinnias that I picked up from the local nursery. I am curious how you like your 12 pack seed starter trays? I’ve been growing veggie seeds in to-go containers and plastic egg cartons this year with great success. But I think I’m ready to upgrade. Thanks.
I love them … since I’m a home gardener with a smaller garden, 72 cell trays just don’t make sense for me especially when seeds all need different germination requirements. The trays are linked in my Amazon store if you are interested.
My only complaint about zinnias is how easily they get blight for me. Otherwise they are awesome! I'm south central Texas and they LOVE heat, so they are a great flower here! This is one of three flowers I would recommend to grow for beginners. So easy!! Larkspur and cosmos are pretty easy also. Cosmos ALWAYS reseeds for me, even after one season! 😄
Thank you for the tips! I discovered zinnias and how much variety there are. I don’t like hydrangeas 😅… I feel like I’m the only (newbie) gardener who don’t find them “unique enough for me” as all my neighbors have them. I have seen snow ball verbena and like them though 😂- yeah, the irony is not lost on me
@@shesamadgardener And Floret Flower Farm. Erin took years to breed her own Zinnias, Dahlias and Celosia. Priced a little high but the work they put into this project is amazing.
Thank you for your videos. I see that you have a planner for organization. Can you explain how to get organized and how helpful using a planner is for you?
Do you place the seed flat or pointy end first into the soil. I was hoping you would show how you do it, but you fast forwarded it so I couldn’t tell how you did it. I love zinnias also.
Very informative!! My question is when i gather my seeds from dried flowers, how do i store them until the next season. Paper bag? Zip lock bag? Thank you!!
You are not concerned about the seeds in the storage container getting too warm under the heat mat? I always thought it best to keep seeds as cool as possible for storage.
I need your advice. I will be moving my seedlings 3-1 to the garden They are about 3 inches. Can i put them in a west facing part of the yard? I live in so cal and later in summer gets bloody hot out there. Its dappled sun till early aft then the sun hits it hard till sunset. Can they take it? Or too little, with less blooms. Apprec your help.
Next year I'm definitely plant more zinnias, sunflowers. I find zinnias and sunflowers are easily to plant then Cosmo and marigolds. However after I plant comos I learned that cosmo need to sow in the fall in my 7b/8a in west coast Canada. This year is the first year I try plant flowers for bouquets for the Buddhist temple. It's hard to get sunflower procut series.
@@shesamadgardener ops I got Cosmo mixed up with some other flowers. I will sow Cosmo next year. I live in zone 7b/8a west coast Canada 3 hours north of Seattle. We have super wet late fall and winter. I'm not complaining about my 80F -85F "heat wave" compares to your Texas heat wave. 😅🤣
From Florida my daughter is trying to grow her first attempt and she is failing. She made her garden boxes from a website and she bought everything to the t and she's failing she doesn't know what's wrong can you help?
It would depend on the details of what’s happening … like are the seeds sprouting and then dying? Are they not sprouting at all? There are so many things that could be the issue but I would need more info to figure it out.
Yes! I usually get it at the end of the growing season … this is due to moisture on the leaves and cooler temps so the moisture doesn’t evaporate quick enough … plus the plant is older and weaker, so it is more susceptible.
Most of my zinnias are originally from seeds that my mom gave me 45 years ago, when my husband and I moved into our first home. I grew and harvested these seeds/plants every year, and hadn’t ever actually bought zinnia seeds until a couple of years ago. The reason I bought seeds that year was because I didn’t have any of the Candy Cane variety. This year, I bought a couple of packets of zinnia seeds at Walmart, hoping to get some colors that I didn’t have much of. I probably won’t buy zinnia seeds next year. When I harvest my seeds, I never try to pick the seeds out. I put whole flower heads in a paper sack to store over the winter. In the spring, I crumble the flower heads apart and sprinkle seeds, petals and all in a small narrow trench and cover lightly with soil. I figure the petals and all of the other chaff make a compost. I live in southern MO and usually wait until around the first of May, after frost dangers are over, to plant my zinnias. They usually start coming up in about 10-14 days, and then start to bloom around the first of July. They are definitely one of my favorite flowers, and I love to see the butterflies that visit them!
Isn’t it amazing how many seeds you can harvest from zinnias?
So awesome!
What a beautiful comment. Happy gardening! ❤
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Where do you store your zinnias seeds?
I’m 16 and your channel is helping me so so much! Thank you for all the tips!
You are so welcome!
So happy to see young people learning to grow. 😊
Congratulations on your 20th anniversary! After 51 years I can barely remember not being married.
Oh wow!
This was my first year growing flowers of any kind, and zinnias will be in my garden every year from now on because they were so amazing.
Wonderful!
I love the joy and enthusiasm that you bring to this video. Thank you
So nice of you!
I LOVE ZINNIAS ❤ .. last year was my 2nd year to grow them..I cant believe I never grew them before.. but they are gorgeous and easy and beautiful..love all the colors just makes a garden POP .. thanks Amanda.. love your videos 🎉
So happy you are growing them now!
oh my!! so many screenshots of beautiful zinnias
Thanks! They are all from my own garden!
Yes they are beautiful!!!
Zinnias are absolutely stunning! Love them! 😍🙌🌸
I totally agree!
That one at 3:36 is GORGEOUS!!!!!
Thanks!
Good job. Cheap and cheerful zinnias are easy and rewarding.
Yes they are!
Hi my sweet friend over here giving love and support you and watching all your beautiful card and videos you have put together love your fairy gardens in your garden videos
Thank you so much 🤗
In the Victorian Era ‘language of flowers
, zinnias mean ‘thoughts of absent friends’ or close variations of that. Started growing my own in grad school in teeny garden with roommates. Hence, as grad school days ended, and we each established our own homes…zinnias have been a part of our own gardens though many miles apart. Though many decades ago, this tradition has been maintained and shared with others, too!
That's so sweet!
Very cool!
Yes, Zinnias are very easy to grow, and are lovely plants♥️❤❤❤
Yes they are!
TFS. I live in Houston, my neighbor has always had zinnias. I had them several years ago, I’m going to go back to them because of this video
Please do! They are such a fun flower!
Thanks for this! Everyone just says they are easy and don’t say why. I found this really helpful. This is the first year that I’m growing for varieties of zinnias and I’m learning a lot in SC 8a. Right on time!
Glad it was helpful!
You inspired me to start planting zinnias 2 years ago so thank you!!!!!
That is awesome!
I just planted a bunch of zinnias seeds outside. Love zinnias! One of my favorite flowers. Love the new varieties you planted. Can’t wait to see them grow and bloom in your garden. Thanks for all the information.
I’ll be sure to update as I plant them out and as they bloom!
I just the details in your video in Zinnias. I have watched so many and this is the best. So well spoken. 😊
Glad it was helpful!
Your flower arrangements are beautiful! Thanks for the helpful information about growing Zinnias.
You are so welcome!
Your bouquets were beautiful. I was lucky enough to get two zinnia plants this year. It seems like everyone was also getting them. Maybe I'll order seeds next time. Can't wait to see mine multiple over the years
They are so easy to start from seed!
Welcome back and thanks for all the great tips 😊
Thanks so much! 😊
I'm growing giants this yr. Thanks for all the good info.
Happy anniversary ❤❤
Awesome! Thank you!
This is a very informative video. I just discovered how easy it is to grow these beauties and will try to grow my own. I just ordered some seeds and will order the growing trays you use. Thank you for sharing. A new subscriber!😊I can't wait for spring.
Glad it was helpful!
I got the same trays last year and I love them. You can see the root growth to make sure they're not overgrown. I do use the vent on the top to control moisture.
Happy anniversary ❤️❤️
Love zinnias!!! I have good luck with them.
Thank you!! 😊
Grew Benary Giants a couple of years ago. Just spread seeds into a flower bed. I was so astounded at how tall they got...6ft ! Had butterflies galore! Trying new ones out this year.
Oh wow! That is awesome!
I’m so glad I found your channel. Amazing, detailed, and informative video. Great job and thank you!
Awesome, thank you!
Hi Amanda, this was just the video I needed to see. I have some Queenie seeds that I want to get started but this is my first year of seed starting flowers so I totally appreciate your detailed information. I was afraid I had waited too long to get them going and missed the boat but now I see I have not, YEA! The pictures of your harvested flowers were beautiful and impressive!
Glad it was helpful!
You do such a great job with your videos! The photos of all the different zinnias through this video was so inspiring and has me wanting to go buy seeds.
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much!
Love this video. I currently have queen lime orange and blush growing but hadn't thought about doing multiple seedings. I have the same seed containers but never thought about putting water in the tray. We are having delightful cool weather on the east coast but trapped inside due to smoke from Canadian wildfires. Perfect day to start new set of seedlings indoors.
The smoke looks awful! My sister is in VA and they are even getting the smoke.
I have grown some heirloom varieties outside in large pots before and had great success. After seeing this excellent video I’m going to start mine indoors this time. It’s a control thing for me too! 😊 We are in zone 9b so it’s great to find a channel by an avid gardener in a similar zone!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
I have some zinnias I direct sowed that are about to bloom and I’m so excited! Zinnias are just gorgeous flowers. Thank you for your informative videos as they’re very helpful.
Wonderful! They are my fav flower!
I had no luck with zinnias but it was because they werent getting enough sun.
I just bought 4 packs of ready to plant for $3 at walmart yesterday. They are going right by the enterence to my garden. Good for encouraging pollinators
Awesome!
I love your enthusiasm for gardening and enjoy sharing in all your latest projects! I am excited to be trying some 'Zowie Yellow Flame' zinnias for the first time this year. The seeds just sprouted a couple of days ago. Each bloom is a rainbow of colors with yellow edges, then orange and pink towards the center.
Oooo, those sound amazing! Gonna go check it out!
Thanks for the amazing video on Zinnias, I love Zinnias. I like the Magellan zinnias for border plants, they have the large 4-6 inch blooms but don't grow taller than 18 inches 😊
Oooo, I’m going to go look those up!
Last year I discovered that butterflies were eating some wild parsely and cocooning in my garden. Plus, I have milkweed growing in my garden area that attracts polinators. So I decided to add Zinnias this year, not just for the bees, but also for the butterflies that emerge long after many other flowers are spent close to fall.
Great idea!
I didn’t know your cruise was for such a special occasion! Congratulations and many more wonderful years! Enjoyed this video and thanks for the info that is it almost never to late this to start them, except winter. I think about it every week and don’t because I think it might be too late. A friend gave me Queen Lime Orange seedlings last year, my first time to grow zinnias. Wow, was I impressed with them. Great slide show photos! Loved the first one of you with the red/pink basket! 🥰 As usual, great info and inspiration. My Queen Lime didn’t reseed but I’m going plant seeds now and just see what happens. I saved a lot of the dried blooms just for this purpose. Thank you!!
Glad you saved so many for seeds!
Love your video on Zinnias. You explained everything so well which is a big help. I have subscribed and will be watching from now on.
Glad it was helpful!
Planting Zinnia's for the first time this year. I am excited to see what comes up 🙂
Have fun! They bring so much joy!
Great information, thanks for shgaring.
You bet!
I am so very thrill I found you.
It's so great to learn from you❤🥀🌺🌻🌼🌷💞
Aww thank you!
I just planted 2000 Zinnias! I’m so excited!
Oh my gosh! That is going to be gorgeous!
Hi Amanda, Happy Anniversary!💐
Thanks!
I love zinnias, probably because it is really easy to be successful with just a handful of seeds. I told my husband a couple of months ago, "Remind me I don't need any more zinnia seeds." His response: "But there might be some you don't have!" I've got zinnias, dahlias and salvia ready to go in the ground, but we are having such an extended spring here in zone 7B N MS that the poppies, bachelors buttons, nigella and larkspur are still blooming and I can't bear to pull them up (although I need that spot!). I start Persian Carpet zinnias in mid to late July for fall bloom. Aztec Sunset and Jazzy Mix are also good colors for fall, and cosmos Rubenza. My reseeded zinnias never come back as the original variety: they're always pink. At my old house and my mom's, they always came back orange. I'm trying 'Inca' and 'Sungod' this year for late summer-fall bloom.
So many cool varieties!!! I’m going to go look then all up! Thanks!
Add minerals to change the flower colors. I moved an orange flowering shrub, when it flowered in new location? The flowers were 3x bigger but they were white! The new location was close to the house. Probably nails in the dirt from the build of the home….
Thank you for this informative and helpful video. Zinnias put on a great show. I plant them in pots in a sunny spot; so I prefer shorter size zinnias that bloom beautifully. Zinnias attract butterflies, bumble bees, bees, and hummingbirds.
Wonderful!
I love Zinnias I planted them for the first time last year and I’ll plant them every year from now on. 🌸
Wonderful!
Thank you. Will do. Apprec ur help
No problem 👍
@@shesamadgardener thanks for getting back to me!
Hi I am growing a lot of flowers my Zinnias didn't catch. Thank you for helping, you have a gift of connection, happy to of found you.
So nice of you!
Thanks for the information.
You bet!
Love this video Zinnias are my go to flower yo grow from seed I have a bouquet in my house every day in the summer I have planted many of the same varieties as you Today my lettuce bed is past it’s prime so I ripped them out and planted more zinnias I have planted zinnias 3 times this year!! B
The more zinnias, the better!
I put my Zinnias in a large container on my deck. They are doing great. I love the Vibrant colors
Wonderful!
Great video!
Thanks!
Hi, thanks for such a comprehensive video about Zinnia. These flowers are well worth growing in any garden. I subbed because I want to learn more. X
So nice of you!
Thank you..I love zinnias
I do too!
This is my first year growing zinnias. Absolutely love them. Just planted Persian carpet as well. I’m in zone 9b and it is really dry right now. Been watering every day but they look fantastic. So glad you did a video on zinnias. Great content. Thanks.
That is awesome!
I love your grow light set up. It looks like regular shelving. I haven’t want to go there yet because most set ups look so industrial and messy. I don’t have a good place in my house to hide it. But yours is beautiful!!! Thanks for the inspiration!
I made them this year! I have a video on them on the page. I will be making a few adjustments for next growing season!
Belated Happy 20th Anniversary! I saved the seeds from my Queen Lime zinnias from last year. I grow them in containers on my deck. Bonny
Thank you!
I recently discovered my first powdery mildew issue with a zinnia. It's in a container completely separated from any other plant. In fact, it's raised above the ground sitting atop a scrap piece of I-beam. It gets more shade than any of my other zinnias, though, in the PNW zone 8-b. Summer seems to be ending early this year and we have experienced a mild amount of rainfall already. Since I container garden, the solution I'm getting is to move it into a sunnier space. That's the beauty of container gardening.
Love the flexibility of container gardening!
Last year I found many packs of zinnias and I was too busy so I just sprinkled ten pkg of seeds and everyone told Becky thin. I didn’t bc I was too busy, oh my the zinnia patch was so gorgeous! So many flowers and pollinators for weeks and weeks and so many bouquets . Not an ideal way to plant but it worked and was so beautiful . Think I’m doing same this year!
It sounds like it was the perfect way for you to plant them in your garden!
Thank you for such great advice I'm doing zinnias this year!
Have fun!
Also could I replicate this by using a pop up greenhouse in the yard?
Yes but you need to make sure that greenhouse doesn’t get to hot for the seedlings … you can literally cook them if you are not careful!
Could you share how to do a garden journal for a first-time gardener I love your videos
I have a video on it! ruclips.net/video/yMzZCaWYlNU/видео.htmlsi=68_XE4a53IOcOzE5
Bonjour! J’adore les Zinnia depuis….au moins 30 ans! Ils sont fabuleux et si facile à cultiver. J’aime essayer d’offenses sortes et aussi reprendre mes semences d’années en années sur de vieux plants. C’est tellement gratifiant. Je vais commencé cette année les Pavots. Mais je sais que mon cœur va vers les Zinnia! L’année dernière, j’ai eu beaucoup de limaces. On a eu tellement de pluie au Québec. Je n’aime pas beaucoup les petits contenants avec dôme surtout au moment où je sors mes semis dans ma petite serre. Ils ont trop chauds. Je les cultive maintenants dans de grands bacs, tout simplement. Je les transplante ensuite dans de plus gros pots. J’aime bien aussi les mettre dans les pots et les aménager directement avec ces pots!
Good morning! I love zinnias too!
HI Amanda, I just found your channel. Everyone says zinnias are easy to grow but I haven't had much luck. Not sure what I am doing wrong. I know they need to be in full sun. I need to know what kind of soil they need and what kind of fertilizer? I am making a special bed just for zinnias. I am in central Alabama. Thank you!
Just soil that drains well and make sure to mix in a couple of bags of compost.
NEVER let seedlings dry out when direct seeding. That is usually the cause of failure I think. Best wishes on another try in 2024.
Great video! I'm growing Benarys Giant for the first time this year in SE England - fingers crossed for some warm weather 😅
Tip I learned recently is rather than change shelves and lighting, raise the trays up onto other seed trays and place the heat mat in-between -- this gives you a lot more flexibility as the seedlings grow to then drop the trays lower
Great idea!
감사합니다 좋은 밤 되세요
You too!
I love zinnias
Me too!
Great advice and insight! Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
What about the hummingbirds I've only had one in my flowers witch is Zinas.
I haven’t had as much this year either … we’ve just been too hot so I’m hoping for more as the weather cools some.
Amanda, wow, this was power packed video! Great info that I never would have known. Yours always are stunning!
Do you ever have problems with snails or any other pests that bother your zinnias? Something ate all of mine up! 😢 Linda
I have not dealt with snails on zinnias but I have had them in other areas. I like to use the beer method of putting out bowls of beer each night to attract the snails to them.
@@shesamadgardener Thank you so much.....will give it a try!! 😀😀
I am trying them again after decades ago. I ket them fet to hit one day and the leaves are all brown . I trimmed them but still crummy looking. They have blooms at top. Should I cut /deadhead the them way back? Your video is very helpfull.
Hmm, if they are all brown, they might be goners. You could try deadheading them and then making sure they are watered regularly and see if they come back.
Hi. I just started watching your video on zinnias to learn more about these plants. I’m planning to grow 2 different varieties this year: zinnia Giant Purpke by Botanical Interest and white zinnias that I picked up from the local nursery. I am curious how you like your 12 pack seed starter trays? I’ve been growing veggie seeds in to-go containers and plastic egg cartons this year with great success. But I think I’m ready to upgrade. Thanks.
I love them … since I’m a home gardener with a smaller garden, 72 cell trays just don’t make sense for me especially when seeds all need different germination requirements. The trays are linked in my Amazon store if you are interested.
This year is my first time to frown Zinnias. 😊
Hope you enjoy it!
My only complaint about zinnias is how easily they get blight for me. Otherwise they are awesome! I'm south central Texas and they LOVE heat, so they are a great flower here!
This is one of three flowers I would recommend to grow for beginners. So easy!! Larkspur and cosmos are pretty easy also. Cosmos ALWAYS reseeds for me, even after one season! 😄
Thanks for sharing! I’ve dealt with some blight but it’s the powdery mildew that bothers mine.
Thank you for the tips! I discovered zinnias and how much variety there are.
I don’t like hydrangeas 😅… I feel like I’m the only (newbie) gardener who don’t find them “unique enough for me” as all my neighbors have them. I have seen snow ball verbena and like them though 😂- yeah, the irony is not lost on me
You’re welcome 😊
what are the little seed sprouting trays? Thanks so much for the helpful info!
They are linked on my Amazon storefront … amzn.to/3Uc0NjI
Loving this content,do you have a video on propagating existing plants,such as petunias,coleus, etc?
I do not … I don’t have enough experience with propagation to chat intelligently about it!
Nice selection of Zinnia. Thank you for all this information. You should try Peace Seedlings Zinnia. Very unique zinnias.
I’ll check them out!
@@shesamadgardener And Floret Flower Farm. Erin took years to breed her own Zinnias, Dahlias and Celosia. Priced a little high but the work they put into this project is amazing.
Can you identify the flower at the 4:00 mark? I would love to try that one in my garden!
That’s a queen lime blush that hasn’t fully opened yet.
@@shesamadgardener thank you
Thank you for your videos. I see that you have a planner for organization. Can you explain how to get organized and how helpful using a planner is for you?
I actually have a video on my organization calendar. This planner is for notes only … I use a wall calendar for my garden organization.
@@shesamadgardener thank you, I'll look for your video.
Beautiful and so helpful. I’m trying again for 3rd year. Last year most if the seedlings were eaten up. Any tips for keeping rabbits and snails away?
I sometimes use cheap wire trash cans from the Dollar Tree turned upside down over seedlings to protect them.
What is the variety that has pink centers with white tips? 4:05 it's gorgeous!! Thank you!
Those are Zinnia Swizzle Cherry Ivory! They are gorgeous!
@@shesamadgardener thanks for the reply!!
Do you place the seed flat or pointy end first into the soil. I was hoping you would show how you do it, but you fast forwarded it so I couldn’t tell how you did it. I love zinnias also.
It doesn’t matter which way you put these in … they will right themselves however which way they need to go!
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Do you transplant directly from the small seed pots or do you plant up in larger containers before planting outside? Thank you
For zinnias, typically directly into the garden depending on the temps outside.
Mine lasted up to the first frost one year, they are beautiful frosted or frozen too ❤
I bet that is gorgeous!
can you show us how to transplant in to landscape? i hear they dont transplant well?
I will! And I transplant them every year and they do great. Key is the add slow release fertilizer and keep well watered until established.
Do you put one seed in the ground apart from the other, or can you spread them out in a handful at a time all over the ground?
Whichever you prefer … if you just throw out a handful, you will need to thin out the seedlings so they have enough room after they germinate.
Thanks for the great video! When you save seeds do you have any issues with them cross-pollinating and not coming back true to type?
Definitely … cross pollination isn’t something I am capable of stopping … I don’t have a professional setup for something like that.
Very informative!! My question is when i gather my seeds from dried flowers, how do i store them until the next season. Paper bag? Zip lock bag?
Thank you!!
Hi there! I have a video on how I store them! I prefer to use a paper envelope instead of plastic to avoid any mold issues.
You are not concerned about the seeds in the storage container getting too warm under the heat mat? I always thought it best to keep seeds as cool as possible for storage.
Not at all! These mats don’t get super hot!
I think the Queen Lime series seeds tend to be more expensive.
Great video, as usual! Thank you!
Great point!
How long do you keep the grow lights on for everyday?
16 hours a day
I need your advice. I will be moving my seedlings 3-1 to the garden They are about 3 inches. Can i put them in a west facing part of the yard? I live in so cal and later in summer gets bloody hot out there. Its dappled sun till early aft then the sun hits it hard till sunset. Can they take it? Or too little, with less blooms. Apprec your help.
Yes they can take heat! Just make sure you go through the hardening off process before moving them to full sun.
Will you divide the ones that have more than one in a cell
Sometimes … it really depends on how many germinated and how many I actually want for the garden.
Next year I'm definitely plant more zinnias, sunflowers. I find zinnias and sunflowers are easily to plant then Cosmo and marigolds. However after I plant comos I learned that cosmo need to sow in the fall in my 7b/8a in west coast Canada. This year is the first year I try plant flowers for bouquets for the Buddhist temple. It's hard to get sunflower procut series.
I love to plant sunflowers and zinnias too … they are very dependable.
@@shesamadgardener ops I got Cosmo mixed up with some other flowers. I will sow Cosmo next year. I live in zone 7b/8a west coast Canada 3 hours north of Seattle. We have super wet late fall and winter. I'm not complaining about my 80F -85F "heat wave" compares to your Texas heat wave. 😅🤣
Any tips on growing our class Zinnias?
Not sure what you mean by “our class”
Hello
What brand of potting soil do you use?
Thank you
My favorite brand is BM7, but you can use whatever you prefer!
From Florida my daughter is trying to grow her first attempt and she is failing. She made her garden boxes from a website and she bought everything to the t and she's failing she doesn't know what's wrong can you help?
It would depend on the details of what’s happening … like are the seeds sprouting and then dying? Are they not sprouting at all? There are so many things that could be the issue but I would need more info to figure it out.
With zinnias do you get power mildew? What is the reason for this? I’ve never grown them I’ve always grown plants that come back every year.
Yes! I usually get it at the end of the growing season … this is due to moisture on the leaves and cooler temps so the moisture doesn’t evaporate quick enough … plus the plant is older and weaker, so it is more susceptible.
Nice
Thanks!
What zinnia variety is suited to plant outside
All of them!