Re: Pam - Purple Prince (?) Zinnias

Ya know...I just don't know WHAT varieties they are Tricia...sorry.  Some
are tall, and some are medium height.  I just saw some seeds that I liked at
Lowes one day and flung them out there ( I know...I'll never make a good
master gardner....)
And yes, I have tried the tomato cages, and they DO work, just looks kind of
shabby until they get big enough..ya know?  I have some of those really tall
stakes with a circle at the top that helps hold mine in place.  I think I
got them from Gardener's Supply.


On 8/28/08, Patricia Dickson <pdickson@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> What varieties do you plant?  I love the tall white ones!
> I have read that you can plant some tall plants in tomato cages then as
> they
> grow the foliage hides the tomato cage.  Have you ever tried that?
> Tricia
>
> --- On Thu, 8/28/08, Jesse Bell <justjess01@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> From: Jesse Bell <justjess01@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Pam - Purple Prince (?) Zinnias
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Date: Thursday, August 28, 2008, 1:07 PM
>
> ALL of the cosmos that I have in my garden this year, were self-seeded from
> last year.  They do GREAT around here.  The only drawback (for me) is that
> they grow so TALL sometimes, they fall over.  The wind here is pretty
> strong....and I have to support them.  So when I DO actually throw seeds
> out
> there for them, I make sure they are growing where they are a little more
> protected from the winds.
>
>
>
> On 8/28/08, Patricia Dickson <pdickson@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >
> > I need to try to be better about seeding in the spring.  I also love
> cosmos
> > and wish they would come back without having to reseed.
> > Do you have any luck with cosmos?
> >
> > --- On Thu, 8/28/08, Jesse Bell <justjess01@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > From: Jesse Bell <justjess01@gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Pam - Purple Prince (?) Zinnias
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Date: Thursday, August 28, 2008, 8:19 AM
> >
> > Really Tricia?  Most of my zinnias reseed to a small degree....they
> don't
> > just go "nuts" on me, but I always have some come back.  I have
> some
> > that
> > pop up in the cracks of the cement on my back porch and I gently pull
> them
> > up after a rain and transplant them in the garden.  But usually, I
> scatter
> > zinnia seeds in the spring, and then again in the middle of summer
> because
> > powdery mildew gets to the first ones and they look horrible.  So by the
> > time I pull them up, the second crop is about to bloom.
> >
> > I will say this...before I pull up the unsightly ones...I cut the seed
> > heads
> > or dead flowers off and toss them in my garden.  They end up getting
> > mulched
> > over during the summer and that's probably why mine reseed......plus,
> > I'm
> > sure the birds help with that too.
> >
> >
> > On 8/27/08, Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > No problem.  Will have some shortly!!
> > >
> > > On 8/27/08, andreah <andreah@hargray.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Me too Pam since I'm actually somewhere that has sun if you
> > don't mind.
> > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia Dickson"
> <
> > > > pdickson@sbcglobal.net>
> > > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 8:04 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Pam - Purple Prince (?) Zinnias
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Pam,
> > > >> I would love to try some of your Zinnias if you have extra
> this
> > fall.  I
> > > >> love
> > > >> zinnia but never have ever had one to reseed for me.  Every
> year
> > I try
> > > to
> > > >> find
> > > >> a big one that will grow for me, but never have found one
> like
> > you
> > > >> describe.
> > > >> Tricia
> > > >>
> > > >> --- On Wed, 8/27/08, Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> From: Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
> > > >> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Pam - Purple Prince (?) Zinnias
> > > >> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > > >> Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 4:04 PM
> > > >>
> > > >> kinda how I felt about it - LOL
> > > >>
> > > >> On 8/27/08, Jesse Bell <justjess01@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>>
> > > >>> They can spread wherever they WANT to and I'll be
> O.K.
> > with that.
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>> On 8/27/08, Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > >>> >
> > > >>> > LOL - yes ma'am that is the correct name.
> > Aren't they great?
> > > >>> > And they reseed so prolifically (like 4
> o'clocks)
> > that I
> > > >>>
> > > >> haven't had to
> > > >>
> > > >>> > replant them since the first year.  That's why
> I
> > always have lots
> > > >>>
> > > >> of
> > > >>
> > > >>> seeds
> > > >>> > to share.  Be aware they travel so they may pop up
> here
> > and there all
> > > >>> over
> > > >>> > the property.  Must be the birds is all I can
> figure.
> > > >>> >
> > > >>> >
> > > >>> > On 8/27/08, Jesse Bell <justjess01@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > >>> > >
> > > >>> > > Pam, those seeds you gave me for the Purple
> Prince
> > zinnias (was
> > > >>>
> > > >> that
> > > >>
> > > >>> the
> > > >>> > > correct name?) - OMG...I picked a beautiful
> one to
> > take to work
> > > >>>
> > > >> today,
> > > >>
> > > >>> it
> > > >>> > > is
> > > >>> > > FIVE inches across and so lush looking.  I
> want to
> > ALWAYS have
> > > >>>
> > > >> this in
> > > >>
> > > >>> my
> > > >>> > > garden.....thank you so much.
> > > >>> > > Sometimes my zinnias get tall...and not so
> > full...but these are
> > > >>>
> > > >> just
> > > >>
> > > >>> > > awesome.
> > > >>> > >
> > > >>> > > PETUNIAS - anybody know a source where I can
> find
> > the good,
> > > >>> > old-fashioned,
> > > >>> > > petunias that really mound and smell so good.
> > I'm not
> > > >>>
> > > >> talking about
> > > >>
> > > >>> the
> > > >>> > > "wave" kind...these are the ones my
> > grandmother used
> > > >>>
> > > >> to grow in her
> > > >>
> > > >>> > > gardens.  Dark purple, and some were
> white...and
> > they had the
> > > >>>
> > > >> most
> > > >>
> > > >>> > HEAVENLY
> > > >>> > > smell...and really flourished in the worst
> kind of
> > dirt and
> > > >>>
> > > >> heat......
> > > >>
> > > >>> > >
> > > >>> > > Looking for some low maintenance - high impact
> > plants.
> > > >>> > >
> > > >>> > > --
> > > >>> > > Jesse R. Bell
> > > >>> > >
> > > >>> > >
> > > >>>
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