Zinnias were my ‘gateway’ plant into the world of gardening. When I was a child, a bag of Fritos came with a packet of zinnia seeds. I cleared a little spot along our back fence and planted the seeds. I was about seven and I was hooked. Almost sixty years later, I still love zinnias!

I just started watching your channel and I’m loving it! Only one suggestion- in my opinion your background music is too loud. I’m having a hard time concentrating on your voice. Thanks!

Hi - new sub here, happy to find you. Lots of good info and you present it well, good job! Now I have to go see what else you've done. One thing, You Tube music is awful and you don't need it. It's loud enough when you're speaking that it's difficult to hear you. When you're not speaking, it blares. You are so well spoken that you can carry a video on your own. Keep up the good work!

Your fabulous video has made me fall in love with zinnias! I am at the end of my life, and I feel I am in the last hurrah of gardening. For some reason after years of ignoring gardening, I became obsessed with planting vegetables and flowers just when I became less able to move, bend over, and bend my knees! I have a raised bed- lots of containers and beautiful beds! Thank you for contributing to my joy! God bless you!

Neat format to have pictures alongside the talk. Thanks for the information.

This is great info for me being a 1st time grower from seeds...

I am so glad I found this video. They are the first flower I’m doing well with after a few years. Yours are gorgeous and the colors are beautiful. I finally got my first blooms and a huge butterfly just loving it.

Hi Amanda! I accidentally clicked your video just now. I've been planting Zinnias since I was 15 y.o. in the Philippines and it brought joy within not only to myself but my family and people who passed by our house. They voiced out their appreciation which made me happy. I'm now 65 and and I've been here in USA for 10 years. I thought I wouldn't have the chance to plant them. When we moved to Utah this year, I tried to plant early in May but failed 3x due to unpredictable frost. Fortunately, I somehow succeeded and the flowers were beautiful! Thanks for your tips because I put shade on them, wet the petals and leaves, I fertilized every 2 weeks and I don't cut the flowers because I wanted to enjoy them longer. I learned a lot from you. I shared this video to my sisters and friends in the Philippines.🏵️❤️👍

I love Zinnias. I have hundreds that reseeded even after we had 13 degrees in Houston Texas in zone 9b

Thanks for the zinnia info, going to try planting them the first time here in New Jersey. Just an aside, you don’t need the background music it over powers you talking. Your voice is pleasant enough. Happy planting 🌸 🌼

I grew Zinnias last year on a whim. I plant many Annuals every season, for their consistent blooming, but the Zinnias turned out to be my favorite! So needless to say, this year I am growing 5 different types. 😃👏🏻👏🏻

Thank you for sharing this video. I appreciate the TIPS. this is my first summer planting zinnias and I love them already.

So......never planted any flowers before. It’s always been vegetables. So I ordered veggie seeds from Baker Creek and they sent me free Zinnias with my order. Right now, they are only maybe an inch tall and I only germinated 14. I realize, now that I planted them wrong ( because I planted them in a tight group, but....this video taught me so much + just how many varieties there are AND how to do this correctly the next time. I will be growing them every summer from now on. Thanks so much!!!!!

First time watching you and I was loving your enthusiasm for these fun flowers. I love them too.

Thank you for a great video and great tips! Zinnias are my favorite flower, as a kid I was always surprised at their bold show of color. I soak the seeds for an hour and let them dry a bit right before I plant. They usually germinate a day faster. That’s my tip. 🙂

YES YOU HAVE GREAT TASTE IT'S A LOVELY FLOWER TO GROW. THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR IDEAS. HAPPY GARDENING FROM A FRIEND WHO LOVE FLOWERS.

Thank you for your video! I love the Benary’s giant zinnias. Salmon rose and wine are beautiful!

Benary's Giant Wine is my favorite. It is tall and has large blooms. It looks great with red/deep pink Celosia. I think the entire Benary series (many colors) offers the most spectacular zinnias! Thanks for your video!

I love what a regular person you are No fluff Just get in the dirt and play Thank you

This is my first time planting zinnias. They have no blooms yet (zone 4) but you covered everything I never knew I needed to know about caring for them. Thanks ❤

Bless you! That stunned, confused expression of WHAT PLANET IS THIS?!?! Im right there with ya sister. I’m in Alabama but I know exactly where you’re coming from. I will be so glad when mother nature gets her act together!!!

I love to grow the lime green ones for their pop in bouquets. I also grow other colors as well.

Thank you for the growing tips. Yours is one of the best videos I found because I am growing them for the first time in my life. Your voice is nice enough and therefore to my opinion you don’t need that annoying music in the background. If you insist to have some background noise, a few bird chirping or bumblebee humming here and there would have been good enough. Adore your beautiful flowers and congratulations to you for your beautiful garden. Thanks for the tips and the inspiration.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge I started with zinnias last year and I love them this year I’m planting in my garden they look beautiful wen they bloom ❤🌸

First year growing zinnias. I am so happy can't wait to see what they will look like in my flower beds, thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Zinnias have always been a favorite of mine. So, so easy to grow. Happy gardening!

I live in zone 8a also . Just found your channel. Will be watching it again.

I live in Mississippi and we have very hot humid summers. Plus red clay soil. So I have about given up on trying to plant flowers. They either don't cone up or if they do they burn up. A neighbor told me about zinnias 3 yrs ago. I've been amazed at the beautiful flowers that grow. They grow anywhere there's sun and dirt! I plant every year. We keep the seeds. I cut bouquets very often. Like you said they branch out and multiply. As long as I'm able I'll be planting these beauties!! I'm a new subscriber.

You have just made me fall in love with zinnias! Thank you so much for this fantastic video!

Great Video with great info! Thank you for that!

Summer of 2023 and I am doing the largest zinnia garden ever, along with 6 pots full of them! I can't wait! It is too difficult to pick a favorite . . . I just love them en masse . . . like a butterfly! The hummingbirds are crazy for them too!

I'm planting zinnias for first time in June , this was really helpful!

Such a beautiful giving flower. Thank you for the tips. 👍🏻 I can use all the advice I can get

I'm so glad you mentioned that zinnias are important to pollinators. I bought a 6 pack of the small ones this year - my first time for having zinnias. After watching this video, I'm wanting to plant more for next season.

I live in Orlando, Florida and my zinnias come back year after year!! Congratulations on your lovely garden.

Great video, I’ve grown zinnias for years but never knew about cutting them back. I need to try that. Thanks

What a great video! I am in Southern BC Canada and this is my first year of growing (12") Lilliput Zinnias from seed. Your instructions were clear and simple. I have made notes and will be able to refer to them once I transplant the Zinnias in our garden. Thank you so so much and I look forward to viewing more of your videos!

Cant wait to see my zinnias bloom. My first time from seed! Thanks for sharing these tips!

Zinnias are my favorite flower and I grow hundreds of them across the many varieties❣️

I have had zinnias in my garden for at least five years. They are such a pleasure because they are self-seeding. I have even had people stop at my gate to admire them. I live in South Africa. They bloom from September to late April .

I couldn’t possibly ever pick one favorite Zinnia. Each One is so completely Divine! A whole Universe of Fabulous in Every Bloom 🌼🌺🌷

Great video, Amanda! Zinnias are such a fun flower, and they self-sow like crazy, too. In fact, they can quickly take over large areas which makes for a lovely ground cover! 😊 (They're easy enough to pull up, too, when necessary.) I totally agree about pruning back and cutting flowers often. Maybe more than any other plant I've seen, they respond by sending out more flowers. Thanks for sharing all the pretty photos! - Kim

Have not grown zinnias for over 20 years. However, your enthusiasm for these beautiful varieties has inspired me to get off my 72 year old butt and plant some seeds. Thank you! ❤️😊❤️

Thanks for the tips. I love ur videos. I've just moved across the country (from Florida to Michigan) and planted zinnias, cosmos and sunflowers for the 1st time ever. I was wondering why my zinnias weren't as full as others. I will be planting a new garden in spring and will use ur cutting tip for the zinnias. Ty. Absolutely love your garden.

Thank you so much for all the Zinnia tips! This is the first time that I'm growing them from seed!

❤️ ...this was great! I’ve been growing dahlias and delphiniums for 2 yrs. this year I’m adding Zinnias too....thanks to you! ❤️

I love Zinnias !!! One of my favorite is a small Zinnia " Persian-carpet " which has so many layers of color and are stunning little guys

I just started watching your channel. I see that this was 2 years ago and I appreciate that your newer videos have “less loud” background music. I have subscribed as I love your approach and your upbeat and positive attitude!

It's just amazing to see them blooming, got it's imported seeds, planted them and now they have flowers (having almost every colour you showed in the video) since 35 days and still looks fresh as ever 😍

My favorite of ther moment, which I have not yet grown, is Forecast. It has a simple single flower in various colors with a well-defined, large disk of dark red surrounded by gold.

Thanks so much! Great tips! I leave my zinnias up until the birds have picked out the seeds I left after gathering seed for next year. The birds love them!

Love zinnias. We plant them every summer. Have flowers for bouquets every week. Therel no drama with them. Dirt sun rain! I agree they are very hardy. Thank you love your videos

My first year growing, already in ground so thank you for wonderful tips!💜

Your zinnias are beautiful. Nice job on the video

Love Zinnias, reminds me of my 2 grandmothers and I am now 74 . I started growing them about 5 years ago to honor their memory. I was simply amazed at the ease of these flowers. Always save the seed heads for next year.

Thank you for the lesson. I've got seeds and I've procrastinated planting them and you have inspired me. Many thanks>

Great video!!! I’m excited to get my zinnia seeds in the dirt!

I'm so excited for this year! I used to plant zinnias as a kid. This will be my first time in a long time planting from seed, I think I've got 15 different varieties! I just couldn't help myself.

I love zinnias too!! I'm zone 7b. A new one for me this year is the Queen Red Lime and Queen Orange Lime...gorgeous zinnias that are a little different than the usual beautiful solid zinnias!! Enjoyed your video! Thx! 🌸🌿

Hello She's A Mad Gardener, Thank you 😊 for sharing your knowledge regarding the Zenia flower plants. I am going to try out this plants for first time in 2022. I previously bought these flowers from nursery but I was unsuccessful to keep them busier. Many blessings from our HEAVEN FATHER to you and your family in 2022. HAPPY NEW YEAR 2022.

Glad you all made it through the freeze! Zinnias are just awesome 🌞ours have come back even after the February weather. Love them🌻

I'm excited to grow some queeny line Zinnias this year. I fell in love with them last year on everyone's pages.

Great info on zinnias. They are one of my favorites too!

Zinnias are such a cheerfull flower.

So glad to find your channel! Thank you for all the info. I’ll be growing zinnias for the first time this year. 😊

Thank you for the tips. I bought some zinnia seeds from the dollar tree and thought what the heck if they don't germinate I am only out 25 cents.... they all sprouted. I can't wait to get them outside. Still almost a month to go before the last frost here in southern Ontario Canada. I hope I can keep them alive till then. :)

What an amazing, fun, delightful video!! Thank you so much

I have zinnias everywhere this year… and I didn’t have to plant any of them. They’re all from last year, and the years before. They just want a place to grow, some rain, sunshine and they will put on the biggest show for you and your neighbors. I love zinnias, they make me happy 😃 🙏🏻

I'm growing zinnias from seeds I saved last year! Looking forward to having a ton!

Thanks for these tips 🙏🏾. I’m going to be starting a garden and this is my first time growing flowers, veggies, and fruits. The flower I choose is Zinnias. I’m glad I choose a beginner friendly flower. I’m really excited and nervous to get started, but videos like this help me feel prepared to go out of my comfort zone and try something new.

I grew maybe three zinnias last year. Only one grew well. I was unhappy with the powdery mildew. I did not cut the flowers and I'm sure thats what contributed to the poor growing. This year I started a bunch from seed and transplanted them when they got some true leaves, two sets. They are just now starting to bloom. Im glad I watched your video. I learned I should cut the flowers early and continuously. Will be looking at that tomorrow. And since you showed all those pictures of the different types it gave me an idea that I will use for next years garden. Thank you.

Wonderful wonderful video. Thank you! So informative. You definitely made me a believer! I’m planting zinnias this year for sure!!!

Great video, and lots of excellent information. I'm in zone 4B-5 in Eastern Ontario, Canada. For some reason I have never grown Zinnia's in all my years of gardening, so this year I've purchased several pkg's of different kinds, and looking forward to having so many beautiful cut flowers over a long season! :)

Thank you for the great tips! Your zinnias are beautiful!

Zinnias are my favorite, too. I Live in zone 7b, eastern NC. Getting ready to plant tons of them all over my sunny backyard.

flowers make me so happy when im in the garden in the summer, in the baking heat, and sweating, feeling sick from the heat! I like the flowers! lol

This video was so helpful! Thanks for being exactly who you are!!😁💚

Love gardening but had never planted zinnias until last year. I lined the front of our garden with the deck planter boxes full of zinnias and marigolds. So pretty. Started seeds indoors this year. Will plant more outside too. Great video!

Love the Zinnia Video ! Your flowers are Awesome Beautiful. I am going to look for some different Varieties and have some Fun.

I love your site. I grew zinnias from seed this year, crazy about them too. Great video. Thanks

Thanks for sharing your beautiful zinnias! I have been growing them from seeds for a couple of years and I’m going to start cutting them back for more blooms. I noticed some mildew this evening while watering,what can I do for that? I love going out in the evening and watering them! I consider it my therapy and thinking time! Great video! From Ft Worth.....

Great video Amanda. I will be growing these this year and taking them inside.

Thankyou so much for the five tips on growing zinnias! I am looking forward to following your channel. I live in victoria Australia

Thanks enjoyed 😉the short class on Zinnias, I love Zinnias also

New Viewer - just found your channel and loved it! Concise information but still so personal and genuine. I usually just buy my zinnias but will definitely try growing them from seed next year thanks to you. . I look forward to binge watching some more of your videos!

Zinnias are my favorite!!!! Just got some queen lime reds!! Super excited. The ZowieTM ones are ones I really wanna try!!!

I too love zinnias,my favorite flower. Igrew enough last year to give 200 vases to rest homes and shutting in my area. I am planning an even bigger crop this year

Thanks for such lovely photos. I read that Monarchs have ultraviolet vision, & are attracted to red, pink, & violet. . I have a small yard in terrible clay soil You have given me an appreciation for zinnia. I only knew the old fashioned ones.

I love this video ❤ thank you for uploading!

love your video.....music is so distracting and loud.............split screen excellant

Thanks so much! I'm finally growing these beauties!

I started alot from seed outdoors this year and very dissemination ZERO came up. My seeds were a couple years old or maybe our nights too cool? Idk. I'm 7b. Sooo happy to find you esp being close to my zone. 😊

Love your video. I'm going to try growing zinnias this year any tips for soil preparation? I live in new England and typically I've mixed peat moss and manure with the soil. Thanks!

Beautiful!

I am now really excited about growing Zinnias. Thank you for the pep talk.

Just found you. So glade to see someone in Texas near me!

Also love double screen so we see you and the flowers

A brilliant, beautifully filmed video with wonderful tips!! Thanks for teaching me how to grow and care for my zinnias this year. My first yr. of planting at my new house. Can't wait!!

Love your channel, love how you just get to the point and you have a sweet personality and I can hear you. I absolutely love zinnias. Bought a bu ch of zinnia seed and marigold seeds from the dollar tree last year, oh my goodness I had all kinds and colors and my marigolds got huge, but the flowers weren't big. I subscribed. ❤

Zinnias are one of my favourites, so beautiful