Zinnia

Growing from seed

Start Zinnia indoors about 4 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in warm soil (around 20–25 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 7 days. Move seedlings out once the danger of frost has passed, in full sun, spaced about 30 cm apart. Expect the first blooms in roughly 60 days.

Companion Planting

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  Bird's-foot Trefoil
  

  Bird's-foot TrefoilGreat pair

  • ❧Bird's-foot Trefoil attracts Ladybirds and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids and Whitefly and more that attack Zinnia
  • ❧Bird's-foot Trefoil fixes nitrogen in the soil that Zinnia feeds on
  • ❧Bird's-foot Trefoil acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Zinnia
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  Clover
  

  CloverGreat pair

  • ❧Clover fixes nitrogen in the soil that Zinnia feeds on
  • ❧Zinnia draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Clover acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Zinnia
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  Collective Farm Woman melon
  Great pair

  • ❧Collective Farm Woman melon attracts Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids and Whitefly and more that attack Zinnia
  • ❧Zinnia draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Collective Farm Woman melon acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Zinnia

How to grow Zinnia

1. Sow4 weeks before frost
2. Germinates7 days
3. Space30 cm apart
4. GrowFull sun
5. Harvest~60 days

Water: Medium · Height: 90 cm · Soil: Well-draining, average to fertile — tolerates heat