Beginner Gardening: New Bees Chat - Friends old and new, come on in! 7-11-11, 1 by lycodad

lycodad wrote:
Sandi, I haven't known zinnias to reseed themselves as long as I've grown them. The seed pods from the female plants are easy to harvest and save over the winter to plant next year. I usually wait in the fall until they are completely hardened and dry on the plant before picking them from the stem. I trim the dried flower petals from the seed pod with shears before flicking the arrowhead shaped seeds into a cool-whip container for winter storage. There will be some chafe, but don't worry about it too much. You can make a mountain of zinnias simply by replanting in the spring. My daughter even uses them as a "scatter-patch" garden for cut flowers. Couldn't be easier.

Al