Zinnia: Benary's Giant Carmine Rose (Zinnia elegans)
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General Information
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Soil Preparation
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Start Indoors
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Transplant Outdoors
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Start Outdoors
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Crop Care
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Seed Saving
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Companion Planting
Ease of Growing: Easy
Grown As: Annual
Bloom Time: June to frost
Start Indoors: Yes
Start Outdoors: Yes
Light: Sun. Zinnias require full sun. They thrive in hot areas as long as they get enough moisture.
Water: Zinnias need to be watered if there is less than an inch of rain each week, sooner if they appear to be wilting.
Soil Moisture: Medium.
Feeder: They like rich soil and appreciate a slow-release fertilizer in the spring when they are planted and a booster shot of fertilizer in mid- to late simmer.
Attracts beneficial insects?: Yes. Bees, Butterflies, and Hummingbirds.
Containers?: Yes
Height: 40"-50"
Spacing: 9"-12"
Sow Depth: 1/4”
USDA Zone: 3-11
Produces: Beautiful 4"-6" double rose colored blossoms.
Soil pH: 6.0-6.5 Zinnia prefers a fertile, humus-rich soil that drains well.
Soil Preparation:
Compost (N), 2", in top 6" of soil, 1 time: Apply 2" of compost as a mulch to help suppress weeds and provide nutrients.
Suggested Varieties
Asparagus: Mary Washington (Heirloom) (Asparagus officinalis)
Beans: Kentucky Wonder Pole (Heirloom) (Phaseolus vulgaris)
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Beans: Lazy Housewife Pole (Heirloom) (Phaseolus vulgaris)
Bean: Royalty Purple Pod Green (Heirloom) (Phaseolus vulgaris)
Corn: Golden Bantam-Open Pollinated (Heirloom) (Zea mays)
Corn: Country Gentleman-Open Pollinated (Heirloom) (Zea mays)
Corn, Popcorn: Shaman's Blue (Hybrid) Open Pollinated (Zea mays)
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Blue corn originated in the Andes Mountains of Peru, where the native peoples usually ground it into flour for cooking. Indians of Mexico and the southwestern United States also widely used this corn, since its dryness made it an excellent flour corn and gave it good resistance to disease. This exciting blue popcorn receives high marks for both visual and taste appeal. The unique blue/purple kernel pops into mounds of snow white popcorn that will satisfy any popcorn lover with its slightly sweet flavor.
Cucumber: Lemon (Heirloom) (Cucumis sativus)
Cucumber: Marketmore 76' (Heirloom) (Cucumis sativus)
Cucumber: Mexican Sour Gherkin (Heirloom) (Melothria scabra)
Cucumber: National Pickling (Heirloom) (Cucumis sativus)
Cucumber: Straight Eight (Heirloom) (Cucumis sativus)
Cucumber: Sumter (Heirloom) (Cucumis sativus)
Cucumber: Wisconsin SMR 58 (Heirloom) (Cucumis sativus)
Eggplant: Black Beauty (Heirloom) (Solanum melongena var. esculentum)
Eggplants date back to medieval times where they were called mad apples. A staple of regions of Asia, known as the "king of vegetables". Eggplant comes in all shapes colors and sizes. Black Beauty is one of the earliest and dates back to the early 1900's.
Eggplant: Long Purple (Heirloom) (Solanum melongena)
This Italian heirloom eggplant, Long Purple, produces dark purple cucumber-shaped fruit with firm, mild flesh. Good yields, especially in northern climates! Plants will typically produce 4 or more 8-10" fruits with harvest beginning in 70 to 80 days. Average water needs. Some parts of plant are poisonous if ingested.
Lettuce: Bibb (Heirloom) (Lactuca sativa)
Lettuce: Freckles Romaine (Heirloom) (Lactuca sativa)
Lettuce: Oakleaf (Heirloom) (Lactuca sativa)
Lettuce: Red Romaine (Heirloom) (Lactuca sativa)
Okra: Clemson Spineless (Heirloom) (Abelmoschus esculentus)
Okra: Red Burgundy (Heirloom) (Abelmoschus esculentus)
Squash, Summer: Dark Green Zucchini (Heirloom) (Cucurbita pepo)
This is the traditional, reliable zucchini that just keeps on producing! Fruits are dark green, and nice and straight! Matures in about 60 days. Average water needs. Attractive to bees, butterflies, and/or birds.
Squash, Summer: Dixie (Cucurbita pepo)
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