Growing zinnia from seeds

Many gardeners love zinnia. Its beautiful flowers can be of almost any color except blue, they look good in flowerbeds and flower beds, and can be combined with many other colors. A remarkable property of zinnia is lush bloom, The more flowers you pick, the more of them will grow on the bush. The plant, like all annuals, reproduces by seeds. Growing zinnia from seeds does not present any difficulties. The seeds are large and germinate well. If you sow the seeds in open ground in May, you will receive a flowering plant at the end of July.

For earlier flowering, it is usually practiced to grow zinnia from seeds. seedling method. In this case, the seeds are sown in seedling boxes in late March-early April. Seedlings will appear in 5-10 days. When they get stronger and real leaves appear, they are planted in separate containers, and if you rarely sow zinnias at once, then you don’t have to plant them. Plant seedlings in a permanent place when the ground warms up and the threat of night frosts disappears, keeping a distance of 25-30 centimeters between plants.

Zinnia is very heat-loving and light-loving plant, so you need to choose a sunny place for it, protected from cold winds. The area should first be dug up and fertilized with peat, humus, and compost. You can also apply mineral fertilizers. Subsequently, zinnia is fertilized 2-3 times per season, always before and at the beginning of budding. When the zinnia grows a little, you can pinch it to form a lush bush.The plant does not tolerate waterlogging or drought, so water it only when the soil dries out.