FLOWER-ZINNIA-THUMBELINA
FLOWER-ZINNIA-THUMBELINA
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Zinnia Elegans
FLOWER-ZINNIA-THUMBELINA are upright plants of brightly coloured flowers perfect for beds, borders, pots and containers. Adding colour to the garden while attracting beneficial insects. These dwarf blooms come in a blend of Cherry, Orange, Pink, Purple, Scarlet, White, and Yellow provide a superior color range for the garden. Growing up to 1.2 m tall, these dahlia-flowered blooms provide a dazzling spectacle of color including scarlet, yellow, orange and pink.
Plant zinnias outdoors when the weather & soil are warm, directly in the garden, they do very well if you sow them right where you want them. If you’re sowing in groups, drop 2 or 3 seeds in each shallow hole. Cover with soil & water well. Keep soil moist until germination. When the seedlings have 2 pairs of leaves, thin them out, If you carefully pull out the unwanted seedlings, you can transplant them to other parts of the garden.

Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height
10 - 20
Season of Interest
Summer / Autumn
Temperature Range
15 - 30
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Annual
Frost Hardy / Tender
Tender
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full Sun
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Sow Direct
Soil
Well-draining soil with good fertility
pH
6 - 7.5
Soil Temperature
18 - 24
Seed Preparation
No special preparation required
Sowing Depth
6 - 1.2
Plant Spacing
15 - 30
Row spacing
30 - 45
Watering
Regular watering, avoid over-watering
Germination Time (Days)
7-14 days
Harvest Time (Days)
grown for its ornamental value and is not typically harvested.
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When I started this journey in 2009, I found nothing existed commercially, that was reasonably priced and easy to use. There was a homemade system which I also found was not that user-friendly.
Then a friend of mine told me about a homemade method she used. However, when I tried her method, I found this also didn’t suit my needs, as it too had flaws that I considered where important. It did not keep vermin out, did not have a lockable lid and (to me) looked unsightly in the garden