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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
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Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
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 Posted - Aug 30 2011 : 5:31:00 PM
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Apparently, I can grow Zinias!
On the corner of 8th and 14th!
Here's another Zinnia patch by my ancient pre-1930's garage!
I can not believe how many monarchs visit during the day!
Now that they are winding down do I leave the flowers on the stems and let the flowers dry out to harvest the seeds for next year or can I clip the heads now?
Melody
Farmgirl #525
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Edited by - melody on Aug 30 2011 6:51:42 PM |
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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
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tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
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Posted - Aug 30 2011 : 5:43:36 PM
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clip the dying flower heads off and place in brown paper bags, to finish drying, then collect seeds and store till next year
"Knowlege is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad" |
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
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Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
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Posted - Aug 30 2011 : 6:15:28 PM
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That's the way I harvest the seeds also, Tina! I plant them every year..And, this year I discovered how much the butterflies and hummingbirds love them too. We've lived on Zinnia Ave. for 30 years.
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
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Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
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Posted - Aug 30 2011 : 6:17:48 PM
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Beautiful melody! Just beautiful!!!
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CMac
True Blue Farmgirl
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Connie
Ashland City
TN
USA
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Posted - Aug 30 2011 : 6:31:00 PM
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So pretty! I have always loved them.
Connie
"I have three chairs in my house: one for solitude, two for friendship, three for company."
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
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Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
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Posted - Aug 30 2011 : 6:39:22 PM
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Look at that! 2 posts right behind each other, both Connie's ,and both from the Volunteer State!
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Aug 30 2011 : 6:44:06 PM
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Zinnias are my very favorite flower and so easy to grow. I always save seeds. I just had my granddaughter clip off the heads of all the flowers I had inside in vases. And I will dead head the others outside too. I already have 2 big plastic coffee cans full of flower heads. I just leave them on the heads til I get ready to plant in the spring.
Melody, your flowers look good still. Mine are drying up. No rain here in weeks and it's looking like it too.
Kris
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
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Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
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Posted - Aug 30 2011 : 6:46:14 PM
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I have struggled all summer long with stuff NOT GROWING except THESE Zinnia's. And, come to find out I learned a little local history about my little corner of the world... Apparently, years and years ago the city used to host an annual ZINNIA FESTIVAL and now I know why....must be very favorable conditions here that make these flowers go into nuclear growing mode! This is the first year I planted them but I will definitely continue to plant them again and again. They are pretty aren't they?
Melody
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CMac
True Blue Farmgirl
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Connie
Ashland City
TN
USA
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Posted - Aug 30 2011 : 6:57:59 PM
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Hey Connie I've noticed you on here too! I wish we were closer we could start a chapter of Connies! LOL
Connie
"I have three chairs in my house: one for solitude, two for friendship, three for company."
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lisalisa
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lisa
Broomall
PA
USA
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Posted - Sep 01 2011 : 4:18:22 PM
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| Wow, Melody! Beautiful! |
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violetrose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Ruth
Epworth
GA
USA
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Posted - Sep 01 2011 : 4:32:58 PM
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Melody, I love Zinnia's and your's are absolutely beautiful. I never planted my seeds this year. We don't have much sun, and we have a small garden by the road (Sunny) - next year there will be Zinnia's planted there with my tomatoe's, Dahlia's and roses - a girls gotta do what a girl's gotta do, and flowers by the roadside will be it :)
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Calicogirl
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Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
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