Zinnia Seedlings Dying - PLEASE HELP! - Daves Garden Zinnia seeds are fairly long lived I notice very little decline in germination percentage after three years of storage I probably should get a small refrigerator for seed storage, but currently I just store them in Ziploc bags at room temperature
Cherry Profusion Zinnia from Seed? - Daves Garden If I remember correctly, Zinnia seeds germinate easily You may create something unique in the plant world Each seed that sprout will produce a plant that is a bit different from another even if the seed was collected from the same flower Seed sowing method is the same for zinnia seeds taken from purchased plants and seeds you collected
Comments regarding Ferry-Morse Seed Company - Daves Garden I am a Certified Master Gardener and a main grower for our plant sales, and a Life Listed Member of Seed Savers Exchange, so I'm experienced with growing from seed I bought these "California Giant" Zinnia seeds at big box, packaged by Ferry Morse Most marketing literature for this variety says 4+ inch diameter flowers
Can Zinnias be winter sown? - Daves Garden I wouldn't go to the trouble to WS zinnias- they will sprout in about 3 days I have trays full of them that I just put in 3" pots
Propagation:Leggy Zinnias - Daves Garden I may have let the zinnia seeds I'd sown go a bit too long in the dome thing I use to germinate -- and now I think they are way leggy -- about 1 5 to 2 inches tall with only their first two leaves Tomorrow is about the soonest I can get to them to pot them into small containers
Ferry-Morse Seed Company - Daves Garden I am a Certified Master Gardener and a main grower for our plant sales, and a Life Listed Member of Seed Savers Exchange, so I'm experienced with growing from seed I bought these "California Giant" Zinnia seeds at big box, packaged by Ferry Morse Most marketing literature for this variety says 4+ inch diameter flowers
Making your own pellets for tiny vegetable seeds - Daves Garden The original query by Anne Halliday about pelletizing the seeds interests me I would like to pelletize my zinnia seeds so they could be planted by a mechanical seed planter Regular zinnia seeds are too irregularly shaped to allow mechanical planting Some seed companies offer pelletized zinnia seed, so I know it can be done
Zinnias have stopped growing after showing third leaves. - Daves Garden I have zinnia seedlings that aren't doing very much either They are about the same size as yours To be honest, all my seedlings are slow growing this year I'm in zone 5a and the weather here has been cool, rainy and not a lot of sun for quite awhile And I think that's EXACTLY the problem Zinnias love sun and heat as do many other flowers
Zinnias, Old and New - Daves Garden Zinnia tenuifolia bears red, one-inch, single scarlet flowers with dark centers Thin, widely spaced petals curve like a spider's legs, giving it the common name of red spider zinnia The durable plants reach 18 to 24 inches tall Zinnia haageana is a species that is smaller than Z elegans This very heat, drought, and disease tolerant species