Ground prepared and seed sowing is 
: started on May 28, 
july on just 45 days after sowing, 
anda age show of color 
ve llth, 75 days after sowing, and 
__zinnias almost at their peak 
Rolling the Sun Ripened seed to break 
it from the flower core 
Hand screening to eliminate. coar 
stalks, chaff and light seed 

FACTS ABOUT 
ZINNIAS 
Zinnias ore gross 
feeders and should 
not be planted year 
after year -in~ the 
same plot without 
adding some good 
fertilizer such as well 
rotted mature. ; 
To produce makxi- 
mum size blooms, 
zinnias must receive 
an abundance of 
water either in the 
form of rainfall or ir- 
rigation. 
In dry climates, or 
if it fails to rain, they 
should be _ irrigated 
thoroughly once 
every week or two, 
depending on how 
fast the evaporation 
of the moisture from 
the soil has been. 
Don't sprinkle — this 
produces too many 
tiny surface feeding 
roots that have 
neither the feeding 
capacity nor depth to 
supply sufficient mois- 
ture to the growing 
plant when hot 
weather comes. on. 
Cultivate around the 
plant while young 
and when you water, 
soak ground thor- 
oughly. 
You can make suc- 
cessive plantings of 
zinnia seed in the 
open ground from 
May lst to at least 
July.15 -and Sin-Cali- 
fornia and mild cli- 
mates you can extend 
the season well into 
August. During warm 
weather they will 
come into bloom 
easily in sixty days 
from seed. 
Wide spacing is 
also your best pre- 
ventative for mildew 
because it allows a 
free circulation of air 
around the plant. 
Don't rush the sea- 
son. Don't plant when 
the ground is wet 
and cold, the seed 
will only rot. The zin- 
nia is a hot weather 
flower, coming into 
its full beauty in late 
summer and early 
fall. 
