Zinnias
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Stephanie
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Every year I buy all the color zinnias, they survive about 2 weeks and then try out and die...what am i doing wrong? I live in the South-zone 9
7 answers
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I am in zone 10 (South Florida?) and mine did the same thing and I don't know why
Maria Vivier
on Jun 23, 2014
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Try mulching after you make sure they are well watered and don't forget to deadhead
Mary Blatnik-Smith
on Jun 24, 2014
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Inadequate moisture until they get established is my thought as well.
Douglas Hunt
on Jun 24, 2014
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I LOVE ZINNIAS! They are without a doubt the best bang for the buck! My mother used to have the best garden full of these and my sister says they are so easy to grow. I can't seem to grow them. I had luck one year and fell in love. But I remember one thing...the more you cut off the flowers, the more you have. You can fill your house with vases filled with fresh, colorful flowers! Next year I am going to conquer ZINNIAS! (I think I have too many birds and they feast on my seeds!)
Jeanette S
on Jun 24, 2014
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never had trouble growing zinnias in NE..we always grew them on the farm which we didnt have running water also so maybe it is the heat of Florida..??? they grow well in NEbraska. which for those who dont know is in the middle of the USA proper..(the reason I say this is-after going to a National convention in Nashville, we were asked to sign our state on a map..and I was told by a lady from New Jersey that i didnt know where Nebraksa was, WHAT_? I have lived there all my life. she tho't it was on the west coast near Washington..) still laugh at that tho't...
Leah Johnson
on Jun 24, 2014
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We at the garden center noticed often they wilt or get a fungus or bacteria if allowed to stay wet or dry out followed by excessive wilt, zinnias only ask for moisture but not too much. They can be an indication of a wet soil give them good drainage in gray soils.
Timothy Hicks
on Jun 24, 2014
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THANK U FOR ALL THE GREAT ADVISE,,,I WILL NOT GIVE UP ON THEM...MAYBE I WILL TRY AGAIN...WILL DO BOTH SEEDS AND PLANTS
Stephanie
on Jun 24, 2014
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