This was my first year planting zinnias!
They are beautiful flowers! They seem to just keep growing and growing. The blooms are vibrant, and the variety of color and size was surprising to me. Although these flowers are beautiful to the eye, they offer little to no scent.
I did notice that as they grew, the stalk became very thick, so much so that the stalks would droop from being so heavy. They attracted an amazing number of bees and hummingbirds, which was a big bonus for me!
I've cut so many zinnias that I'm running out of people to give them to. I feel like Oprah on her show when she was giving away cars!
My tomatoes certainly didn't grow much this year, but these zinnias are a hit, I had an abundance of cucumbers, and I've got about 8 (so far) butternut squash growing now. I'll have to find some thankful takers for those when they're ready to be cut off the vine!
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