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Zinnias
are the best
garden flowers, usually grown from seed, and
preferably in fertile, humus-rich, and well-drained
soil, in an area with full sun.
Zinnias attract
many beneficial insects to your garden. The
little Trichogramma wasp that lays its eggs on the
Horn worms that eat the tomatoes. The little
wasps will take care of all the Horn worms for you.
The secret of the Zinnia is the tiny, tiny flowers
inside the center for the tiny insects.
Zinnias also
attract hundreds of Butterflies to your garden.
It is amazing. My garden is filled with
Butterflies all summer long.
You can save the
Zinnia spent flowers for seeds and Zinnias also
re-seed everywhere in our garden. You have to
be careful when weeding to not pull up the little
seedlings everywhere. |
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Large Cucumber trellis
made from an old bread rack, more tomatoes, Zinnias,
Surprise Lilies, Marigolds, Green, Gold and Red
Bell Peppers. Peach Tree, Watermelons and Cantaloupes in
grass next to fence.
Sweet Potatoes, more
Zinnias and Squash.
Beans in tires. I
have hundreds of volunteer tomatoes come up each spring
and I move them around the garden to open rows.
Marigolds with Peppers
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rows and boxes with mulched pony manure. We just pile it
high up. We layer fresh grass clippings and
manure. We keep the top covered with grass
clippings to keep the soil cool for the worms.
Tomatoes and
Peppers will come up on their own also because of
the heavy mulch thru the winter. We usually
have hundreds of volunteer plants. |
Mint and Watermelon in bathtubs.
Hot Peppers, Gladiolas and
Morning Glories in a large Tractor Tire Garden container. |
