"That is a broken head waiting to happen." What an ominous warning! I burst out laughing 😂 Thank you so much for the priceless tips! So informative and encouraging. ❤️ Very excited as I am taking steps in cut flower gardening. ❤️
Bonjour! C’est par hasard que j’ai retrouvé votre site! WoW! Très intéressante. Pour avoir plus de fleurs, est-ce qu’il faut tailler à la même endroit? Merci beaucoup pour vos précieux conseils! 👏🏼👏🏼⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I found your channel yesterday while looking up gomphrena. I was so surprised-these videos are SO well done! Lots of information, lots of colours, lots of examples so we can really see the textures etc, and all the examples of when to know when to cut flowers (and also for drying). Thanks for doing great videos!
Great advice! Thanks so much for sharing, one of the things I I’ve always been taught to do is to cut above aside shoot but I will be going much deeper into the plants now
Loved this video. This is our first year growing zinnias. I wasn’t a fan of them but now I love them. They really do attract butterflies and bees. We live in Raleigh, NC. We totally let them grow wonky and did nothing to them and we have a huge wonky beautiful mess!! Your video clearly explained what we could have had if we didn’t just let them grow.. Awesome video!
That was so helpful! I saved a lot of seed heads from last year but my zinnas usually suffer from powdery mildew so I'm going to take your advice and start fresh. I would have never thought to buy seeds at the dollar store but I'll try that this year too. Thanks for all the great tips on the time to cut, where on the stem to cut and removing all the leaves. I know I will have a better harvest this year. Thanks for your clear and concise video.
@@1818Farms I have plenty of blooms but couldn't understand why I am not getting longer stems like I see on other people's posts. Finally someone who explains it.
Thanks for your useful information. I grew some Pumila zinnias from the Dollar Tree, and they turned out very well. They were a wide variety of flower heads so some were full like a small Benary's and others single and double petals. I grew them in a raised vegetable bed and the bees really loved them.
I am headed to the dollar tree next week to pick up some vases. I am going to see what I can find there. The cactus zinnias were so gorgeous from them last year.
I produce for my local farmers market, mostly bouquets and just getting into dried flowers/bouquets, I grow zinnias and your ideas and tip are so much help, thank you!
Hello there👋.. It's my first time growing zinnia from seed this year. Today I have beautiful blooms. I just wanted to thank you for your helpful video.💕 The last thing I wanted to do was butcher them and not be able to vase them. Your information was very clear and to the point and because of that, now I can enjoy them in my house too! So thank you so much, I really appreciate it! ❤❤❤
1818 Farms this Spring and Summer my kids and I planted zinnias, sunflowers, dahlias, and gazanias from seed. But in general I like perinneals to anchor my garden beds.
Thanks for that cutting tip! (Cut at an angle, or it will sit flat on the bottom of the vase & not pull in water) I've always been told it helps the stem to get more water, but didn't understand how! Now I understand!
I always plant several in my kitchen garden and I love them out there so much that I never cut them. I will next year! All of mine are always single stem and it would be amazing to have bushes of zinnias!
Your flower tutorials are so helpful! I’m trying a cut flower garden this year for the first time. I hope you will do more flower videos. Also, what kind of tool belt are you wearing? I have a sheath from AM Leonard. But it isn’t a belt. I love that yours is a belt.
I am so happy that you are enjoying the videos! The tool belt is Wheeler Munroe from Etsy. It was a gift a few years ago. It is wonderful. The belt is an investment but is worth every penny.
Hello, what a amazing instructional video, thank you so much!! Can I adk what fo you use or can I use in the vase water to keep the zinnias a little longer. Thank you again
Great info. But, terrible sound quality. Had to turn volume up to hear the soft parts. But, then blasted when the camera was close. Would watch more videos if sound was corrected.
I’m in east AL so I’m glad I found you! hoping to start flower farming next year but gathering info because it is just a hobby now. Do you find the netting & the spacing helps with the leaf spot. I’ve read that over head watering can cause it so I won’t do that but man it can just dump buckets at my house when it storms. Also thrips, how do you keep from giving people a critter bouquet 🤦🏻♀️ 😅 my two main concerns, other than that I have zinnias out my ears. I’m glad i saw you cut that little side bloom off because i always felt guilty and left him on the plant. Do you teach classes because I’d be willing to drive to learn more in person.
How exciting! Where in East ALABAMA? Spacing can help with the zinnias and leaf spot. A lot of that is hard to control due to our humidity. We try to have 2 succession plantings to help deal with that. The netting is to primarily keep things from falling over. I haven’t had a huge problem with thrips. We do spray neem oil when needed. I don’t offer any in person farming classes only a few hands on creative workshops.
@@1818Farms I’m in Talladega, I’ll do my research on neem oil. What months do you plant your zinnias? Thank you for replying, if you ever want to teach in person i would definitely come with a notebook 😆
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I LOVE your videos, the information is fantastic. Please, if possible fix the volume problem if you can. It's way too low, can't hear, then it blasts me out of the room. I have to keep my finger on the volume button to try to get through your videos.
I've had the zinnias bend and, I've found a good solution! I cut a portion of a drinking straw, slice it length wise and gently place it lower then the bend and slide it up to cover and brace the bend. It works every time.
That's a great solution if you are only using your zinnias at home. We cut tens of thousands of zinnias a year for customers and can't use that method for arrangements.
Beautiful !! Could you help me how to set the area for zinnias. Like I see you have support wires or something. Mine are so tall and falling all over. I would love to do better next year. Or even help mine now if you could tell me a better way. So they're not falling down and all over.
Do you have a video on how to build the string support system? I’m a zinnia freak! Not so lucky with the dollar tree seeds. Are pink zinnias the step children of zinnias.
The netting is called Hortonova trellis netting. You can purchase it online. We stretch it across fiberglass supports. I’ll try to make a tutorial on it in a few weeks.
What flowers are near left side of Queen Lime orange. They are full of blooms ! ( Orange and yellows) I am super excited to grow zinnias this year. Looking forward to it. Thanks for your video 🙂
Yes, I always direct seed our zinnias. They are very simple to grow. Plant them after there is no longer a danger of frost. We plant every 4-6 weeks from mid April until mid August.
Beautiful flowers! Regarding powdery mildew: if a hobby gardener planted the stems farther apart would that reduce the mildew? I'm in Virginia. I'm wondering if more air flow between the plants would reduce the disease. Please advise if this has worked for you. Thank you.
So I have been growing the Benary Giant zinnias every year for the last 7 or 8 years. I love the fact that they're mildew resistant. I also order from Johnny's... But-- this year all my Benarys got a mildew fungus (and some of my dahlias 😭)... Is it from over crowding? Should I not save the seed? I do harvest seed but I grow the new seed that I order in a different bed...
When the summers are more humid you will almost always get mildew or blight. I would not save the seeds. Disease can be found in the seeds. I would plant them in a different location next year. We space ours 9-12 inches apart at planting.
@@1818Farms It was extra hot and humid for Michigan. I do have a tendency to over seed as well. I'll try to be more strict with my seeding next year to see if that helps.
