Pinching Zinnias to Promote Bloom During Summer! Cut Flower Garden
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 มิ.ย. 2020
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Pinching zinnia plants is a very easy way to promote bloom and grow the best zinnias possible for use as cut flowers.
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Just beautiful!!!
Thanks for the tips
I thought my zinnias were beautiful....and then I watched this video lol. I am so jealous of those beautiful blooms!
Thank you so much for the kind comment. This was recorded before our recent heat wave. The zinnias are definitely a little stressed now, lol! 🌱🌱🌱
A very nice video. Tysm for taking the time to make this.
I grow zinnias, thanks for the tips!
Growing zinnias for the first time this year. Direct sowing in the garden. I am in zone 8a, Eastern North Carolina
So zinnias are like basil and peppers, cool!
Your Zinnia garden is beautiful, what a paradise for the bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.
Thank you for the pinching tip, going to try it this year, hopefully I get fuller growth! 🥰
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
Thanks
Thank you. Very helpful video.
Great video! I now feel confident in pruning the Zinnias out front...thank you!!
I just love zinnias. Each one is different.
Love from California! I’m growing zinnias for the first time and your video helped a ton.
Cold short season, here in Alaska. I'm pinching!! Thanks 😊
I Love zinnias, easy to grow , i seem to grow more and more of them every summer, thx for the tip for pinching the tops
Goldfinches love my Zinnias...
Always love your videos.
Great info thank you
I'm giving you a thumbs up for the use of floriferous 👏🏽
That's quite a word!
Beautiful zinnias in your garden. Thanks for this tip 🌼
Thanks so much for watching!
BIG YESS
Thanks for the rooting tip! I had no idea but I can’t wait to try!
I'm considering remaking that video soon. 🌱🌱🌱
I love zinnias and didn’t know they could be rooted from cuttings. Thanks for the tip!
Thanks so much for watching! 🌱🌱
Me too! Thank you for that info.
Thank you for this video!
Thanks so much for watching! :)
Good to know
Thanks for the tips!
Thanks so much for watching! 🌱🌱🌱
It's currently winter here in Australia and I'm very much looking forward to planting some zinnias in the spring. Hoping to winter sow many varieties using the milk bottle method - it's my first time ever so hopefully will all go well.
I'm going to do just what you suggested because I love zinnias. I'd love more blooms. New subbie btw.
Taking the plunge this year. I have a poetic justice seed purchase - green/envy zinnia. I purchased that variety and failed it a few years ago ( direct sown but bunnies at the sprouts ) so now that I winter sowing I’m excited to finally grow these and MAYBE see them flourish.
BIG YESSS
Awesome 😎
:o Oh my Gosh I never thought to do this!!! Thank You :)
Thanks for watching! 🌱🌱🌱
Wonderful video! I’ve been growing zinnias for years, taking after my beautiful momma. I will try pinching for the first time this year. Thank you for the lovely lesson 🌸
Thanks for watching! :)
SO PRETTY!!:
Thanks so much for watching! 🌱🌱🌱
You have beautiful zinnias! I need to go pinch mine....
Thanks so much for watching! 🌱🌱🌱
I love zinnias. Always reliable always beautiful. And boy they can take the heat.
I pinch to get the most out of them I can.
Always thinking of our pollinators I plant as many as I possibly can.
i plant for pollinators and hummingbirds too
As a first time zinnia grower, your information is going to be very helpful.
Thanks so much for watching! :)
Delightful! ...and congratulations on your growing number of subscribers. Keep doin YOU 🍃🌸
Thank you so much for watching! 🌱🌱🌱
I’ll have to try rooting my cuttings! I always pinch 👍
Awesome info.........just beginning to grow zinnias in MA.
Thanks for watching! :)
Good idea,
Thanks for watching! :)
This will be my very first time planting zinnia seeds and I'm hoping for success. Thanks for the advice.
Thanks so much for watching! :)
Will also grow Benary giant this year
Dry helpful. Tfs. Those zinnias are beautiful. My leaves are not very green like yours. I’m Texas zone 8a and they are full sun. Thanks again. 👏🏻💕👏🏻
Thanks so much for watching!
Never pinched tips of zinnias before....that explains why I don't get too many flowers.
Nice tip👍🏻
Will try this
Thanks so much for watching!
You can make a remake on Zinnia cuttings
yeah, this year is not only my first year in the flower garden, but a total bust. Corona pushed back ALL OF MY PLANS so I am happy to hear, that even though I am totally late to the train with my flower garden plans and everything is super duper scaled back AT LEAST I didn't mess up anything and I can still pinch my couple of zinnias 😂. At least this way I may have a few more blooms. Thanks for the heads up!
I'm very far behind, too. I still haven't planted my sunflower seeds. Good luck! 🌱🌱🌱
Aha, so the bunnies and deer have been helping my zinnias by chomping off the young shoots 😜
Great video as always, thanks to you I have a garden full of zinnias and cosmos! Blessings from Spain
I'm so happy to hear that! Thanks for watching! 🌱🌱🌱
I'm growing both of those this year too! I love them!
I have not bothered doing mine this year, I've concentrated more on Planting...I have them everywhere this year...Steve...😁🌱
I usually don't bother, but I'm so far behind this year that many of them started blooming in their seed trays. 🌱🌱🌱
That’s my plan for next year 😁
I have these flowers
By the way just subscribed 🌹
Thank you for your surport! ❤️🪅🥰
My zinnias look great...but not as good as yours! Thanks for the tips!
Thanks for watching!
Absolutely beautiful!!! May I ask where you buy your seed? I plan a a large cutting garden next year and would like to have many different varieties. I have looked at Park seed but they are very expensive. Thanks. You are my FAVORITE teacher on TH-cam. U pack so much info in vids...so Awesome!! And inspiring!! Thank U
Check out your local Walmart they usually always have them
Looking forward to my zinnias boming. How do you start cutting?
I'd watched your other video about rooting the cuttings, but I didn't know you could try it in water. I think I'll give that a try. Sometimes my cuttings in potting soil will wither or rot. Some have made it.
I'm thinking about making an updated version of that video - hopefully, in the next week or so. 🌱🌱🌱
Lovely video. Thanks for sharing. Our cactus garden huge one just bloom. Check out for fun. Hehe. 👍💐
Very useful video, especially since it's on a very specific flower! These are in my top 3 favs :P.
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Did you use leaves for mulch?
Do you ever plant what you pinch off.
Are these all seasonal flowers?
Great video! Thank you! How do you get the landscape material with the holes? Do you cut the holes yourself or buy it that way? It’s my first time planting zennias and the weeds are hard to keep up to.
I have a video on it. Actually, I think it's one of my first videos ever. I make my own holes in the weed barrier. The method will depend on the type of barrier chosen. 🌱🌱🌱
i'm using sand for my cuttings, check the package to be sure it's washed sand
Those looked really close together. My seed pack said plant a foot apart for all of mine. thoughts?
I have ones from the nursery who flowered two days after i planted them, can i snip the flower off and get the same results? How long about will it take for new flowers too form on the new snipped growth?
Hi, love your content and excellent source of flower information. Quick question...when you plant Zinnias in trays how do you remove them? When in cells it would seem to be easy. Why do you choose trays instead? Thanks!
I just gently break them apart. I like using the open trays because the plants never get root bound before transplanting. Also, cells tend to dry out very quickly using the winter sowing method. Hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching! :)
@@TONYAwiththeflowers Thank you for your quick reply! One last question...how many weeks from planting seed to planting outdoors 3 weeks? Thanks.
Would it be good to pinch if I want blossoms in 2 weeks? Ours are tall and just started getting the blossoms buttons on top
hello,
I never have grown zinnia, this is my first time. I have not pinched any of them. What do you suggest please ?
Thanks.
thanks for sharing this video.
HEY KIDS AT JEFFERSON
Can you tag me in the other video you mentioned about the cuttings?
Hi ,,,,, thank you for the info you make it look very interesting,,,Stay Safe ,,,,new Subbie now ,,,Cheers,,,
Thanks so much for watching! :)
So helpful! I jut got some zinnias from a local farmers market and they are only about 6 inches tall but flowering already and I thought maybe I got a dwarf variety. I'm going to pinch them so they will grow taller!
Thanks so much for watching! :)
Thanks for the info. What zone are you in?
Kentucky - zone 6b/7
please also mention metric units
loved your vid, i have a question----i planted zinnias in a pot and the pot is loaded do i need to thin them out? if so is there a amount i should save,,the pot is 16 inches across. and with the ones i take out can i repot to another pot. thanks for your time.
I think it depends on the type of zinnia. Smaller ones are usually fine if they're a little crowded. If they're supposed to produce larger flowers, I would consider thinning them. Generally, a very close spacing will decrease the size of flowers. Hope that helpsd 🌱🌱🌱
Hi .. u have beautiful zinnias . I have grown from seedlings in the pots … but they do t grow tall n kind of bend it outside the railings n then grow straight . How can I avoid this . Also the leaves becomes brown from the edges n kind of papery … can u please send me a link of its care n reasons how to avoid all this .. happy Gardenkng!! 💕❤️❤️👍💖💖
Seeds sown have grown into long stalks unable to stand on their own. How to resolve
You’re zinnias are beautiful! What is the name of the peachy colored zinnia starting around 9 seconds into the video shown with the pinky purple color?
Thank you! That's Benary's Salmon. Definitely one of my favorite color zinnias!
@@TONYAwiththeflowers thank you!!
@@TONYAwiththeflowers what variety are the pink ones with the fluffy center at 4:58?
I had rows and rows of giant salmon rose zinnias that never had a chance! Lo and behold they are a favorite of bunnies. I'm crushed, they're all gone!
P.S. your flowers are gorgeous!
Oh no! We don't have many rabbits here, but the birds are known to eat ALL my seeds! 🌱🌱🌱
@@TONYAwiththeflowers I've direct sowed more, praying for even just a few that make it in time! We've lived here 5 years in this house and have never had this bad of an issue with critters!
I moved my zinnias from pot to garden they started dying , I put them back in pot they started growing again . Any idea why?
I burned ALL of my zinnias with neem oil yesterday. I sprayed them off with water today. Will they die? Should I pull them up or prune them all the way down?
Do you stake or net zinnias? And what varieties are you growing this year?
I'm growing all the Benary's giant colors and a few scabiosa types. I'm hoping to make another video for trellising as soon as the time comes. 🌱🌱🌱
Does pinching help other flowering plants?
I’m first time gardening and my Zinnias are getting leggy. I’m starting to see a second set of little leaves coming in on my sprouts. How can I not have leggy sprouts? I’ve done great with plants (ZZ and Snake plants) I want to grow zinnias. Any help is welcomed from anyone
Thanku , I didn’t know that we can pinch zinnias too likevtamotoes & marigold . Should we pinch after we saw first bud I do that to my marigolds
You can pinch them at any time. 🌱🌱🌱 Thanks for watching! 🌼🌼🌼
FRESHCUTKY Cut Flower & Vegetable Garden Thanku
How often can you pinch the same plant? thanks for the video :)
I usually just pinch them once, after that they seem to start growing and branching pretty quickly. 🌱🌱
FRESHCUTKY Cut Flower & Vegetable Garden ok thanks so much! Thanks for sharing , enjoy your videos :)
What is your winter sowing method. I live in zone 8a
I have several videos with a lot of detail. I should have a playlist here on the channel that might help. 🌱🌱🌱
Hello greeting from Barbados. Great content on your channel :) I want to try to grow some tall zinnias here in the Caribbean. Can you link me to where you get your zinnias that grow really tall please? Thanks!
I bought a lot of zinnia seeds this year from Baker Creek. www.rareseeds.com
@@TONYAwiththeflowers thanks
Hi I’m from St. Vincent and I’m curious to know if you had any luck with growing the zinnias. (Providing that you did) thanks!
@@tyshanathomas4296 Hi Tyshana, yes they did very well. Orange, red, white and yellow ones :) They love the sun so it's great.
@@jermaineknight lovely 😊 thanks for the feedback.
I can’t keep my zinnias healthy all through the summer in Oklahoma(zone7a). They start dying toward end of July. Is it wrong to water them every morning in temperatures of the high 90s? I figured since roots don’t go too deep, the soil gets bone dry every day. Mine never look as healthy as everyone else’s zinnias. I did start watering at the base to avoid mildew. This year I will be trying not feeding them. I heard a good compost is all you need for the whole season. Thanks for the tips and is there anything I’m missing?
Zinnias are very low maintenance. Sounds like you may be loving them too much. They are a desert flower and once blooming require minimal water and love lots of hot sun.
My name is also Zinnia Jiya Kashyap
hello, greetings from Switzerland. I grew zinnia^s from seeds, unlucky the flowers came out out so tiny, any reason why? thanks a lot!
Are they planted very close together? Sometimes that can cause flowers to be very small. 🌱🌱🌱🌱
@@TONYAwiththeflowers I did ...its my first time...thanks girl
Should thumbalina zinnias also be pinched?
Not a necessity, but you definitely can. Thanks for watching!
pinching is the same as dead heading?
Generally, pinching is done once before the plant starts to bloom. Deadheading refers more to removing the old flowers to promote bloom. I hope that helps! Thanks for watching!
You have beautiful zinnias! How to make my zinnias grow taller? My zinnias are about 15 inches tall and the stems are not as long as yours.
As long as it's not a dwarf variety, the plants will continue to get taller. Deadheading the flowers regularly should definitely help. Good luck! 🌱🌱🌱
My zinnia leaves are brown and brittle but still producing flowers, are they missing something. I've applied neem oil on the leaves and also have fertilizer but still brown 🤔😔 what can do to make my zinnias healthier
Browning can be cause by a lot of things. First, I would make sure that they're getting enough water. Japanese beetles and leafhoppers can also cause the damage. Good luck!
How many time to pinching zinnia
I only pinch once, but cut the old flowers off the plant after they bloom. Thanks for watching.
Do I just do the pinching once or you keep doing it?
I only pinch once, but continue to deadhead the flowers as they bloom. Thanks for watching! 🌱🌱🌱
@@TONYAwiththeflowers perfect! Thank you so much! I guess I don't understand what deadheading means.
I planted 300 by accident in a space about 1 meter by 1 meter! I thought the packages had 20 in them and they had 100 so I planted 300. Oh no!
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