One thing people are always asking is how are our zinnias so tall with such strong stems?! 1. Do the wiggle test when cutting. Only cut the sturdy stems! 2. Don’t be afraid to cut super low even if it means cutting future potential blooms. Hard pruning helps zinnias thrive! 3. Cut your losses. Go through your flowers and cut the blooms that are less than perfect, too short or too far gone so the plant can put its energy into new, taller, better blooms! | Whippoorwill Farms SC

Zinnia Seed Saving 1) first thing to know: your zinnias, if they are hybrid varieties will grow as a surprise in the following year. If your zinnia varieties are open-pollinated, next years plants will look like this years— If you only grew that one variety in your garden. If you grew multiple varieties this year, you’ll have your own cross varieties next year! 🌸 Now that that’s out of the way, here’s your step by step guide:1. Never save seeds from plants impacted by powdery mildew. Your favor

Saving zinnia seeds for next year is super easy. Here’s how to do it! | Wyse Guide

The garden is pure magic ✨ Every zinnia bloom holds the possibility of 100 more zinnia blooms 🌸🌸🌸 This season when your zinnia blooms start to fade, cut at the base of the stem and hang to dry. Once the seeds completely form you can store them through the winter or even scatter them in the garden where they’ll wait till next year to do it all over again. Google ‘Gardenary complete guide to zinnias’ to see my huge article all about growing this fabulous flower. #zinnia #flowergarden #zinnias #