I have a million zinnia seeds to share with friends. Does it make a difference if we plant them now, or should we save them and plant them in the spring? The seeds that drop to the ground seem to be ...

Learn to save seeds this fall: pick healthy plants; harvest mature pods; clean, dry and store properly. Includes West Texas ...

My garden is really starting to fade. The sunflowers and Black-Eyed Susans are still holding strong, but the hydrangeas look a bit sunburned and the zinnias I spent all summer growing and tending to ...

Q: I should have listened to your advice about thinning apple trees. The main horizontal limb on our Haralson apple tree broke halfway through under the heavy load of apples. I mowed around that tree ...

Learn exactly when to plant zinnia seeds indoors or out, plus care tips for maximizing blooms. Zinnias make fantastic cut flowers and companion plants, and their rainbow-hued blooms fit right into ...

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Colorful zinnia blooms in shades of pink, orange, and yellow - mariokinhed/Shutterstock A workhorse of the summer flower bed, zinnias (Zinnia elegans) provide a ...

Q: I’m new to growing zinnias, and 10 of my plants totally lack flower petals. They just have the center cone-shaped structure. I grew some from seed packs, but I might have picked up a seed head or ...