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Okay, I've been thinking about winter sowing for a couple years after reading all about it here. But, as usual, I wait until it's too late or get too busy. ;o(
So one question I have is about winter sowing zinnias. If I winter sow zinnias, will I have beautiful zinnias blooming all summer like when I buy the little six pack plants at the nursery? Or will the winter sown be behind the six pack grown in blooming? Hope this isn't a dumb question. But I get nervous thinking about even trying this. Would it be better to winter sow them or just put the seeds directly in the ground when all danger of frost is gone? And would the winter sown bloom before the direct sown or the other way around?
Sorry for so many questions, but I'm not sure I understand it all that well. And I'm asking because I've read alot, but still have questions. I feel it might help me to actually be able to ask and get real answers instead of just reading without any input coming back.
So I'm reading that some winter sown plants do not bloom the first year. Hopefully this isn't true of annuals. Otherwise it would be a huge disappointment to not have any flowers blooming where I had annuals planned!
I am sure I will have a million questions along the way. So I'll just stop here for now and see what kind of input I get.
Thank you to all who reply.
Sherry
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