Winter Sowing
2018 Project
Zinnias in Pots:
Profusion White Zinnia Seeds Profusion Coral Pink Zinnia Seeds Observations: I planted 4 pots of zinnias this spring. I was late to sow indoors (late March/early April) and as of today, I am just now seeing a few flower heads appear (most haven't). I have about 8-10 plants in each 5 gallon pot and it looks very sparse Didn't start to take off until I started fertilizing (early July) Had one pot in a lot of shade - it didn't do well so I moved it into the sun. Doing much better. This 'Profusion' series will only look good en-mass - so collect as much seed as possible and sow everything next year Conclusions: Sow in early March indoors, or direct sow April 15th outdoors. Feed 'em early Plenty of direct sun Over-crowd them. 20-25 per 5 gallon pot - or more! Consider even direct sowing into fertile soil. The seed packet I had produced a lot of bad plants that didn't grow. These should be th...
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