This was my first year growing zinnia. I love to save seed fro my garden and had no idea what this would entail for these beautiful flowers. Thank you!!!
This was my first year saving zinnia seed, and I thought the same thing about the "chaff". I loved hearing our shared perspective on it. What a nice little assurance.
Thank you Tonya, I learned a lot from your lovely video. very informative I had often wondered about the different parts of the zinnia flower. Your pictures are beautiful. Flowers help make my garden happy and beautiful. Our Night Blooming Cereus is blooming tonight. Happy growing from Central Florida
I do the same, when saving seeds most of the time I place everything including chaff into paper bags. My father once made a small blade and attached to a drill and set it up from a distance and then drop everything and seeds would drop onto a plastic sheet while the chaff was blown away. I might try a fan one day, see how it goes 😉
🙂..i save The Chaff too..And!💥..had Powdery Mildew..and The Seeds did Not inherit. Avoid PM by just watering The Roots..This helped A Lot this year. Nice Info here.Thanks!!.💞💞
This was just great! So informative and helpful. I love ❤️ the way you break everything down. I just want to tell you that you are doing a wonderful job with your channel plus have a job and garden as well🪴. I know it must be a lot to handle, but know your efforts are appreciated!
I use Neem oil. I put it on after sun goes down so it’s dry by morning and pollinators aren’t active, so it doesn’t hurt the pollinators. Keeps mildew off and bugs, parasites, etc that you don’t want.
Nice video. I love zinnias. I'll be saving my seeds too. I tried the cati zinnias this year and they are beautiful.I also love the lilyput. They are so cute. Happy seed saving. MK
Just recently have read the 67 (or smth like that) pages long thread about breeding zinnias. Very interesting, this winter i will attempt to do come crosses indoors.
The question of whether powdery mildew would remain present in seeds that are saved is an interesting one. My zinnias get powdery mildew every year here in NJ, US even when starting with fresh seed from a reputable grower, so I’m not sure it actually matters. Nice video. Thanks!
And it seems like last year I defaulted to primarily saving the ray seeds, not really considering the difference much.. They were just so much easier to collect, being able to just grip the petals and pull.
Hey there Kentucky Girl ! I see you found a way to make a video with your hand all messed up!!! hehe!!! How fantastic!! Btw - I hope it's healing nicely! But, speaking of seeds... Lately I've been wondering about the "Great Dahlia Seed Dispersement" you did last Fall/Winter. Or more to the point, I've been curious to find out what the flowers look like from those seeds. Yes, ALL those flowers!! EVERY ONE of them!!! WHAT do they look like??? ANY NEW MODELS???!!!! I actually DO want to see ALL those flowers!!! hahaha!! And since I don't have Instagram (heaven forbid we should engage w a facebook product in this household 🙄) I have also been hoping you might put out a call to all the growers of those seeds to somehow send in a photo of The Great Dahlia Seed Dispersement Offspring??! (AKA - TGDSDO we obviously need more vowels in there...) And THEN I have been hoping you would create a video w ALL THOSE FLOWER BABY photos!!! Whaddya think?!! Bcuz I KNOW you have SOOO MUCH free time! (pffffthh 👅💦 NOT!!! ) But anyway, I just thought I would share that lil' thought process w you... I hope you're having a great day despite all the obstacles! Love ya, Ciao Doll ❤ ❤ ❤
i saved zinnia seedsnfrom last summer, and I'm getting ready to start some from seed so they are up when spring gets here by the end of the month. but I haven't had much luck with zinnia seeds in the past... I'll try soaking the seeds overnight and see if that helps them germinate.
Try the paper towel method. It's super easy. Lable a zip top bag like Ziploc, with the name of your seeds. Soak a paper towel, squeeze the excess moisture out put your seeds on top of the paper towel and put it in you bag. Some people fold the paper towel over the seeds but I don't, I just fold the paper towel enough so that it fits in the bag and place the seeds on top because it's easier to see the germination and to remove the seeds. Zip up the bag just leaving a little bit of one corner unzip for airflow. Once you start to see little roots, white, coming out of the seed you can plant them. Do not leave them too long in the bag once you see this because it will be harder to remove from the paper towel. It can take anywhere from a few hours to days depending on the seed type. Zinnias for me have a fast germination so I'd check on them at night if I did this in the morning or check on them the next day. I hope this helps.
@@laurasilvera3766 one additional thing that might be helpful when doing the paper towels method is to put the paper towel with seeds in a dark location. I know it's been a year since your comments but just thought I'd add some ways that have helped. Happy growing from Central Florida
How do you keep a zinnia true to itself if it has no pollen florets? I have a zinnia I want to reproduce. I have other similar plants but they color change differently.
I'm just trying to find out how long zinnia seeds last (years, or just one season). I saved some seeds in the fall of 2022 and didn't get a chance to plant them spring of 2023. Not sure if they will still be viable next spring 2024.
I heard that if you sow seeds from a plant that already grew in YOUR soil, then that new plant will be stronger bcuz it somehow adjusts to your soil. Or something along those lines... I have no idea if this is true. Or perhaps this only happens with certain types of plants? (The person saying this was growing a food plant.) Anybody out there know about this? Or is it just me holding on to obscure facts, as one does... ?!
It adjusts to soil, and weather, to some degree. Not all plants can do that, especially if there is a huge change in soil and weather from the original place the plant used to grow in. I think it takes a very lone time for this kind of adjustment to happen (several years maybe) so that the plant will produce at its best.
This was my first year growing zinnia. I love to save seed fro my garden and had no idea what this would entail for these beautiful flowers. Thank you!!!
This was my first year saving zinnia seed, and I thought the same thing about the "chaff". I loved hearing our shared perspective on it. What a nice little assurance.
What a comprehensive tutorial! I've just shared this on another gardening FB page. Thank you so much!
Thank you Tonya, I learned a lot from your lovely video. very informative I had often wondered about the different parts of the zinnia flower. Your pictures are beautiful. Flowers help make my garden happy and beautiful. Our Night Blooming Cereus is blooming tonight. Happy growing from Central Florida
I do the same, when saving seeds most of the time I place everything including chaff into paper bags. My father once made a small blade and attached to a drill and set it up from a distance and then drop everything and seeds would drop onto a plastic sheet while the chaff was blown away. I might try a fan one day, see how it goes 😉
So beautiful garden flowers my new friend
🙂..i save The Chaff too..And!💥..had Powdery Mildew..and The Seeds did Not inherit. Avoid PM by just watering The Roots..This helped A Lot this year. Nice Info here.Thanks!!.💞💞
Thank you so much for the detailed info. I didn't know about the difference in seed. Hope your hand is healing... God Bless 😇
Thank you for the information. I'm seriously giving seed collecting a try this year 2024-2025.
This was just great! So informative and helpful. I love ❤️ the way you break everything down. I just want to tell you that you are doing a wonderful job with your channel plus have a job and garden as well🪴. I know it must be a lot to handle, but know your efforts are appreciated!
Love your photos!
I use Neem oil. I put it on after sun goes down so it’s dry by morning and pollinators aren’t active, so it doesn’t hurt the pollinators. Keeps mildew off and bugs, parasites, etc that you don’t want.
Nice video. I love zinnias. I'll be saving my seeds too. I tried the cati zinnias this year and they are beautiful.I also love the lilyput. They are so cute. Happy seed saving. MK
Love your tutorials!!! Along with loving ALL you share from North Idaho zone 6a 💚 🌻 🌿
Just recently have read the 67 (or smth like that) pages long thread about breeding zinnias. Very interesting, this winter i will attempt to do come crosses indoors.
I need to find that again! Such a wealth of information. I'm hoping to having some really pretty zinnias next year. Thanks for watching! :)
@@TONYAwiththeflowers yeah, me too, very exited, thanx for the video:)
VERY GOOD video!!! 👍
I liked it Very Much!
Great info!!! ❤
The question of whether powdery mildew would remain present in seeds that are saved is an interesting one. My zinnias get powdery mildew every year here in NJ, US even when starting with fresh seed from a reputable grower, so I’m not sure it actually matters. Nice video. Thanks!
Hi thanks for sharing your knowledge.
My question is: you say there are two kinds of seeds. Which ones do you save or do you say both?
I LOVE your zinnia videos!
And it seems like last year I defaulted to primarily saving the ray seeds, not really considering the difference much.. They were just so much easier to collect, being able to just grip the petals and pull.
Thanks for the information on saving seeds
Thanks so much for watching! :)
Hey there Kentucky Girl !
I see you found a way to make a video with your hand all messed up!!! hehe!!!
How fantastic!!
Btw - I hope it's healing nicely!
But, speaking of seeds...
Lately I've been wondering about the "Great Dahlia Seed Dispersement"
you did last Fall/Winter.
Or more to the point, I've been curious to find out what the flowers look like from those seeds.
Yes, ALL those flowers!!
EVERY ONE of them!!!
WHAT do they look like???
ANY NEW MODELS???!!!!
I actually DO want to see ALL those flowers!!! hahaha!!
And since I don't have Instagram (heaven forbid we should engage w a facebook product in this household 🙄)
I have also been hoping you might put out a call to all the growers of those seeds to somehow send in a photo of The Great Dahlia Seed Dispersement Offspring??!
(AKA - TGDSDO we obviously need more vowels in there...)
And THEN I have been hoping you would create a video w ALL THOSE FLOWER BABY photos!!!
Whaddya think?!!
Bcuz I KNOW you have
SOOO MUCH free time! (pffffthh 👅💦 NOT!!! )
But anyway, I just thought I would share that lil' thought process w you...
I hope you're having a great day despite all the obstacles!
Love ya,
Ciao Doll ❤ ❤ ❤
Thank you for this. I've been struggling with if what was just attached to the petals was the seeds or if the whole flower was the seed
👍very informative thanks
i saved zinnia seedsnfrom last summer, and I'm getting ready to start some from seed so they are up when spring gets here by the end of the month. but I haven't had much luck with zinnia seeds in the past... I'll try soaking the seeds overnight and see if that helps them germinate.
Try the paper towel method. It's super easy. Lable a zip top bag like Ziploc, with the name of your seeds. Soak a paper towel, squeeze the excess moisture out put your seeds on top of the paper towel and put it in you bag. Some people fold the paper towel over the seeds but I don't, I just fold the paper towel enough so that it fits in the bag and place the seeds on top because it's easier to see the germination and to remove the seeds. Zip up the bag just leaving a little bit of one corner unzip for airflow. Once you start to see little roots, white, coming out of the seed you can plant them. Do not leave them too long in the bag once you see this because it will be harder to remove from the paper towel. It can take anywhere from a few hours to days depending on the seed type. Zinnias for me have a fast germination so I'd check on them at night if I did this in the morning or check on them the next day. I hope this helps.
@@julvwildcat190 i have tried this method but with no luck… i’ll give it a go doing exactly as you said and maybe this time it’ll work! Thanks!!
@@laurasilvera3766 good luck. Also you have to make sure that your seeds are good. Maybe that may one of the reasons you may not be having success.
@@laurasilvera3766 one additional thing that might be helpful when doing the paper towels method is to put the paper towel with seeds in a dark location. I know it's been a year since your comments but just thought I'd add some ways that have helped. Happy growing from Central Florida
Thanks for this very informative video :)
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How do you keep a zinnia true to itself if it has no pollen florets? I have a zinnia I want to reproduce. I have other similar plants but they color change differently.
This was so helpful 😀
What if your seeds have mold on them.
I'm just trying to find out how long zinnia seeds last (years, or just one season). I saved some seeds in the fall of 2022 and didn't get a chance to plant them spring of 2023. Not sure if they will still be viable next spring 2024.
Thank you.
when does it take from flower to seed?
Good info!!
I dont so that anymore
..they always revert to small ones...always
Good to know, thanks.
Thankyou
Thx
I heard that if you sow seeds from a plant that already grew in YOUR soil, then that new plant will be stronger bcuz it somehow adjusts to your soil.
Or something along those lines...
I have no idea if this is true.
Or perhaps this only happens with certain types of plants?
(The person saying this was growing a food plant.)
Anybody out there know about this?
Or is it just me holding on to obscure facts,
as one does... ?!
It adjusts to soil, and weather, to some degree. Not all plants can do that, especially if there is a huge change in soil and weather from the original place the plant used to grow in. I think it takes a very lone time for this kind of adjustment to happen (several years maybe) so that the plant will produce at its best.
@@metti_2t that makes sense 👍
Thanks for the info! 🌱
Great information. Thanks for sharing.
Hiya Doll ! ❤