Mastering ZINNIAS: the easiest and most vibrant flowers!
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- Опубліковано 1 чер 2024
- Unlock the secrets to growing Zinnias with our comprehensive guide! In this video, we share expert tips for successful cultivation, starting with the importance of direct sowing for robust growth. Learn the optimal timing to plant your Zinnias, ensuring the soil is warm post-last frost for optimal germination. Surprisingly, Zinnias thrive in poor soil conditions, eliminating the need for fertilizers.
We'll also dive into the crucial balance of hydration, emphasizing the pitfalls of overwatering. Additionally, gain insights into effective harvesting techniques to prolong the beauty of your Zinnia blooms. But that's not all - we'll also guide you through the process of saving Zinnia seeds, empowering you to nurture your garden year after year with these stunning flowers.
Join us on this journey to Zinnia mastery and elevate your gardening game!
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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!
Thank you for tuning in, that means a lot with your expertise!
We never stop learning no matter how old we are
I did that to begin with, and I'm not the kind of person who ever "wanted" a bouquet of flowers etc, at first I just grew calendula and marigold for companion planting/helping keep pests away.
Then I grew some dahlias my neighbour gave me. Gamechanger! I grow ALL sorts, but I prioritize growing pollinator flowers that bring the bees, bumbles, monarch butterflies etc, and my yard is SO different. (Grow a swan plant, even as an adult, watching the monarchs come in, their babies crawling around munching until they sit in their chrysalis is still just as amazing!)
But I love hearing this! The flower world is your oyster (Zinnias are beautiful and last all season, and look at varieties like Candy Cane!)
I wish you and your garden and flower venture all the best! 🌻🪷
@@tashmartin8869 Ha! This is exactly what happened to me. I started with marigolds, calendula and wild flowers and then picked up some dahlia tubers at a seed swap last year and now this year's garden plans include many more flowers.
Love your videos. Always so much information and well presented. For some unknown reason, I’ve never grown zinnias, although I have bought seeds. This year, for my birthday, my daughter sent some Floret Zinnia seeds so this was really timely for me. (How did she know that I’m very intrigued with Floret Flowers?). Can’t wait to plant them. But I will!
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.
Wow! That’s awesome!
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I must confess that I have a crush on you as my perfect cut flower friend. My daughter and I have just begun our cut flower garden and I wish I had found your site before buying zinnias, dahlias, funflowers, snapdragons, etc. You are such a fantastic teacher and I appreciate the extensive time you take to teach. All the best to you!
I’m glad that when I started flower gardening that I really knew nothing.😂 I direct sowed, had crappy soil, didn’t fertilize and would forget to water. I have amazing zinnias every year and constantly get compliments on them. Your info is spot on! I encourage anyone starting to grow flowers to start with zinnias, they just keep in giving. Again, excellent video!
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!!!
Yes here in Minnesota I have never had to grow a second much less third round- they just keep going and going
I used those jiffy pods on my first growing year 6(!) years ago. I am STILL finding them in my garden. Biodegradable my butt.
Even though my seedling roots could grow through that netting, I still feel like the growth of some of my seedlings was stunted
Agree, they seemed to stunt mine too!
Same! I made the huge mistake of buying hundreds of them when I first started. I just use them to multisow things and just break the netting and split them when they're big enough
@@Robin-tried-itYou can still use them and just peel the netting off when you're ready to plant. That's what I do. I assumed it wouldn't break down so I never planted them like that anyway
Yep. I’ve never had luck with those. I keep away from them too as they never break down for me!
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!
Great information! I really like the flower specific deep dive format!
Glad you like it!
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.
Oh you little sweetness, I love your drawings! As a 64 year old my memory isn't as good as it used to be so watching you draw something really makes it stick in my mind so thank you! I also have a sketch(much like your drawing) that I made of your 4x8 garden because I knew I was moving and am doing it this year. I also have Zinnia seeds that I want to try, the Queenie ones and another one that I can't think of. I saw that you still have a little snow, here in Maine I do too! Thank you for all your help, I love your videos and look forward to them. Have a wonderful, blessed evening.
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!
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. 💚💚💚
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! 💗
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. 😊
what a great teacher. I appreciate your detailed explanation with drawings. It has been years since I grew zinnias. I am inspired. Thank you
You’re a great teacher, very thorough and clear! Thank you! 😊🌸
I love your videos, I learn so much from them! Thank you for your how-to pinch drawing. I am a visual learner, so I appreciated that! I started some seeds under lights this year and planned to get seeds in the ground as soon as it is warm enough. This year I am planting Forecast, Giant Cactus, Berry Tart, Zahara, and Pumila! I am in zone 4b, and this my second year growing zinnias.
So fun! The zahara are such cuties!!
@@Blossomandbranch I totally agree! I am looking forward to them the most! First year with them!
What are your favorite varieties of Zinnias?
I love how you never see only one perspective! So many people are completely one sided on their information.
We all find our own tips and tricks! ❤️
BEST VIDEO EVER! I love the one stop shop all you need to know about one particular flower in one place! Thank you!😊
I tried zinnias for the first time this year! We had a terrible summer with way too much rain, not enough sunlight, and yet my zinnias did well and are only now starting to die back (I'm in NZ so we're into autumn now). I had a lot of issues at the start, which pretty much followed along with all your tips :) I started indoors with no luck. Eventually gave up trying that and just dumped some seeds in the garden (late spring by then, maybe early summer). I think it was around Christmas when they finally took, but that batch did so well!
The bag over flower thing makes me wonder how pollinators manage to do their job? How do you get seeds from the covered flower? Does the wind do the deed or what? How does that work? An honest question here.
Otherwise, thank you. Thoroughly enjoyed this one, as per usual 😊
My ears perked up when you said Colorado. We must have the worst soil in America. Zinnias are one of the few seeds I've ever had germinate when I planted from seed.
You are inspiring me
I bought Floret Zinnias this year. I hope to keep the seed this year. Great information, thank you.
oh wow!! What a comprehensive video on Zinnias. There's so many videos on how to grow; seems as if everyone has different opinions. Love that you included every detail from start to finish. Unfortunately, like a dummy, I started some of my Zinnias indoors. We have a lot of slugs in PA, so it was recommended that we start them indoors. Luckily, I still have more Zinnias seeds, so I'll try to direct sow them and see what happens. Your drawing was perfect! I too purchased Floret Zinnias and Dahlias, lol! I've learned so much from you! Thank you! Ps. It's amazing that you went from the ballerina world to farmer. You should write a book!!
I started them indoors and as soon as I planted out the slugs got most of them.
@@rubyoro0 oh no! Sorry to hear that. so did you plant seeds outside instead and if so, did the slugs get those too?
Stumbled on your videos, glad to find another Colorado gardener. Gardening here feels like a whole other adventure.
Ha!! I always say, if you can garden here, you can garden anywhere…
Thank you for being so generous with your knowledge!
I just love these videos!! Perfect timing as I’m planning a raised bed for cutting flowers!
Perfect! I hope you have a great year!!
Zinnas are my go-to flowers for filling my garden peds as I harvest stuff. I save seeds from the year before. When I have a garden bed, I'm done with for the summer, I'll toss a handful of seeds in it and let them go.
I grew zinnias first time a few years ago...they were phenomenally beautiful and the easiest flowers I ever grew. Love zinnias. Direct sown and absolutely neglected them on a regular basis. Love love love them!!!
All gardening is certainly a journey- but so fun and rewarding. Thank you for sharing yours !❤
Thank you for being here!
Perfect timing. Looking forward to mixing Zinnias into my border garden with Yarrow and Coneflowers. Great information.
I start big bushy zinnias indoors with proper grow lights. I also find they respond very well to balanced fertilizer. Glad you found something that works for you though.
That’s great! Gardening is a journey and we all have different methods that work. Just sharing mine :)
You remind me how different things are depending on your area. Our temperatures get to triple digits so quickly that we end up having to start them a little early.
On the other hand, it’s nice that I can easily overwinter snapdragons with our mild winters.
A tip for those saving seeds in high heat areas… the consistent high temps during pollination keep zinnias (and most other flowers) from producing viable seeds. You’ll want to save them before or after the hump.
Very true!
I have grown zinnias for years, I have never had luck with any of the “queen” series. Purple Prince, Will Rogers, and a few others rock!
I’m getting into flowers this year after years of focusing on herbs and veggies. I just have one variety of zinnia so far - peppermint stick. Thank you for such a thorough explanation, especially seed saving tips!
Thank you so much for the detailed video. First time Gardner here and a new subscriber. I have ordered many packets of Zinnia seeds and have planned to sow them last week of the official frost day zone 5 🇨🇦. Given the unusual weather I trust I should not rush things and let the soil get warm enough. So excited to get them in ground.
Thanks again 🙏🙏 -AJ.
I would love to see a video about snapdragons! I started them from seed in February and all of them germinated then just stopped growing and eventually died out. No idea what I did wrong!
I'm growing a bunch of zinnias this year! Purple Prince and Queen Lime mixed that I saved seeds from last year, Zowie Yellow Flame, and Fireball in bright colors for the pollinators, and some mixed pastel colors from two small, local breeders and then the Alpen Glow and Precious Metals from Floret for cutting. I am SO excited!
Great info! Cutting that apical stem works for dahlias too. You’ll get lots more blooms. 😉
This is so helpful. Thank you!
Thank you for this highly informative video. I appreciate you not being a show-off who uses the video to entertain rather than inform. Some gardeners are like pompous chefs who dont really want to share their knowledge so much as to brag about their many acquisitions, property improvements,, etc. Now i know who to go to for deep dives into specific plants, techniques, theories. Thank uou!
Thank you!! Glad I had waited!
A very helpful video thank you , I am growing Zinnias for the first time this year , your tips are great
Great video! I'm one of those zone 3 gardeners, though never having issues with starting zinnias indoors, keep the light level very high to avoid seedings from becoming leggy and all has been fine! Neither do I have problems with hardening off, nor transplant shock. I grow the plants to good large size within spacious trays. Oddly, enough, even this far north, I have snaps that seed out and quickly catch up in size to my transplants. My favorite zinnia series is 'Preciosa' with its noted earliness and large blooms.
Yea!! You provided the best instructions on harvesting seeds that I have seen! I have some zinnia blossoms I saved, and I didn't know what to do with them. I'm going to see what I can harvest now. Thank you!
This is such a great video, thanks for sharing.😊
I definitely need to add some zinnias!
Love this!
First flower I have ever grown from seed. I even saved the flower heads and grew more flower the next year. That was 3 years ago, "branching" out now with dahlias.
I grew some California giants last year. I dropped them into an area and forgot about them in early Spring. I kept wondering what was growing next to my Alaska Daisy flowers and then July and August came around and I couldn’t stop staring at them. They were 3 feet tall and like you said looked almost the size of Dahlias. Just wanted to share that I’ll try growing a few indoors vs outdoors just to experiment in my zone 9. I have a lot of slug and snails to worry about. Thanks for all the tips. ❤
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us :)
These are great tips. I'm going to direct sow small amount to see how they do. Pinching! What a great idea, I'm doing that for sure. I have always started mine inside and have good results. I live in a cool wet maritime climate (NW Oregon) in the winter and spring (dry warm/hot summer that goes through most of the fall), and it takes a while for the soil to warm up. I find a jump start inside gets me a great harvest. I don't have to succession sow them, the first sowing goes all summer and fall. The benefit of not living in a humid area. Growing is so different all over the county.
Ty! Love your tips!
Your tips are the best! You taught me how to pinch my dahlias last year, and they were the best ever. I also have to compliment you on your calm manner, love your channel ❤
Thank you!! Thank you, thank you, thank you! I’ve really struggled growing zinnias and felt like a total garden failure because everyone has beautiful flowers. This year I purchased some of the Floret zinnias and I’ve been so worried about ruining those, too. Now I feel confident because I know how to do it successfully. (I was doing all the things you said not to do. LOL) Happy gardening everyone.
Great info! Thank you! 🌼 🌸
Thank you so much!!
This was so informative! Thank you for sharing all of your knowledge😃 I just found you today and am now following 👍🏻
Thanks, very informative!
Thumbs up to your extensive explanation.
If i may add , you didn't mention air circulation, where obviously in your area and climate you get it right.
Zinnias love fresh air around the stems and leaves. The more humidity your summer holds the more air circulation is important. Otherwise mildew is gonna attack.
In sandy soils i believe you DO want to amend with compost to improve moisture. And also if I'm right , sandy soil + zinnias = higher risk of nematodes.
I was lucky to grow zinnias in my frost free climate non stop almost 2 years they re sowed themselves.
It's a short mounding variety close to "cut and come again" series .
The coming season I'm hoping to grow variety that I've never tried "cactus dahlias" type of zinnias.
Let's hope this will bloom well.
Happy gardening youAll ❤🌷🌷🌷
Mm.
Ah, I do mention spacing early on in the video but not as a specific tip because I’ve grown them anywhere from 6” spacing to 18” spacing with the same powdery mildew issues until I started planting later in the season!
Zinnias do like sandy soils, being native to Mexico and southern Texas; but you know your soils best! A little compost is ok but don’t go overboard :)
I’m really excited to try these this year especially the clothe over top!!
Thank you for zinnia education!
Well, so far I’ve done everything wrong. 😂
Me too 😂
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Always the way 😂 lifelong learning in the garden!!
Great tips!!
Wow the best zinnia advice!!
Thank you, great tips!
Great tips! Thank you!
Very informative, TY!
GREAT INFORMATION
Very helpful, thank you!
Thank you
I am zone 2/3 and start zinnias inside. They do great.
great info as always Thank you
Thank you! Learned a lot!
Lovely and great info!
Great content!! Thank you ❤
Thank you for the pinching illustration. New gardener here and this helped a lot!
Thank you...really timely info!
Great info! Thank you.
great tips thank you
I never knew any of this. Ty!
This was so helpful! Thank you!
Fun video!❤❤
So much great info! Thanks!
Loved this! Thank you for all your tips!
Definitely add chapters to your videos, thanks!
Thank-You! 👍🏻👏🏻
I loved this deep dive into zinnias!
You are fabulous. Sheri from Omaha Nebraska
awesome information! thanks!
❤Excellent. Thankyou
very useful thank you
I learned so much! Your drawings do help! Thanks!❤
Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge.
Wonderful information!
Yay for zinnias. Thanks for a good detailed post.
Finally a video chock full of all the info I needed
You are a wealth of information, thank you!
This is a timely video for me!
They you for all of your Zinnia info