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Billy[_5_] · 11-08-2008, 08:55 PM posted to rec.gardens

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On Aug 9, 9:13*pm, Billy wrote:
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*"Paul B" wrote:

I'm not much of a Gardner, but I would like to learn a little.

I had a sprout where I wasn't expecting one and decided not to pull it as
a
weed, and a great looking little plant with vibrant red flowers w/ yellow
centers grew up. *In researching it I've decided that it's a Zinnia that
a
seed from somewhere happened to blow into my garden and grow, or that
there
was a seed in one of the annuals that I did plant.

How do I collect seeds from this plant to try and grow it next year in my
garden? *Or is it easier to just buy seeds at the store and grow them
next
year (but I really like the look of this one, and it obviously likes the
conditions where it grew).

I'm in south eastern Michigan so it will be dying at the first hard
frost.
If I learn how to collect seeds (how?) or if I buy them, is it better to
just plant them in the garden next year and try and differentiate between
a
Zinnia sprout and a weed, or should they be started in pots and
transplanted?

Educate yourself. IF you know how to google, try "saving flower seeds".

You didn't find Googling "saving flower seeds" helpful?

He is trying to educate himself.
One learns by doing. If He had read the material and had questions,
he would have been in a better position to understand the response.
You can't expect people learn how to learn if you spoon feed them.
I told him where to go and what to ask. Think you can do better?
Knock yourself out ;O)
He asked a question of a supposedly
knowledgeable group of usenet posters.

to answer the OP's question, I'm in Central Virginia (zone 7a) and my
zinnias self seed every year. If there's a flower I particularly like
(shape, colour, etc) I'll wait until it's done and the snip the head
and collect the seed heads to save over winter and sow in the garden
next year.
I believe he asked how to differentiate between the germinating plants
and weeds. Once he learns how to germinate seeds, he will know what a
zennia seedling looks like. If he plants them in a row in the ground,
the little green things that are in a row are his seedlings but now we
have done all the work for him, except teaching him how to germinate
seeds, successfully;O)

Callen in VA
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