Sowing Floret Originals seeds (Celosia, Zinnias & Dahlias)

[@user-ye6vw5yw4e]

My Florets arrived today and I'm super excited to get them into the cut flower beds. I'm on the Mid North Coast in NSW and have Zinnia's coming up that I sowed 3 days ago, so I'm going to direct sow and see how we go.

[@bloomsonthehill6207]

Excellent! I sowed some direct in pots in my hoop house and they are up now. Good luck!

[@abbieholden1676]

lol, thanks for sharing, I’m in NSW , also a temperate area. I have my florets turning up today. I feel exactly the way you do. They will be babied for sure. lol watching your channel.

[@bloomsonthehill6207]

Thanks for watching, glad I can entertain 😂 Good luck with your Florets!!

[@myrustygarden]

Hope everything germinates and grows well Amber 🤞 yiu have worked very hard on the new seed. Have a fantastic week, Ali ☔️☔️🇨🇦

[@bloomsonthehill6207]

Thanks Ali, I’m sure it will be all good. Hopefully nothing eats them!!!!!

[@angelahutt4957]

Super excited to be a couple of weeks behind you in New Zealand but ready to do exactly the same thing! Precious seeds, so it’s good to just have reminders of all the things we need to think about and what you might be doing differently this time/Vs normal.

[@bloomsonthehill6207]

Hi Angela, good luck with your growing!

[@sonya-turtletidesart-whits8578]

Good luck with your floret seeds mine are on there way lol I know what you mean with these I’ve never paid that much for seeds ever so hopefully to all of us giving them a go we have the zinnia gods helping us lol so exciting

[@bloomsonthehill6207]

Hi Sonya, good luck with yours too! As long as we all don’t get a freak storm in summer!!!

[@jenniferninness99]

Hi Amber, thank you for this video. I am waiting on my Floret delivery and I am a bit more confident sowing them when they arrive in WA. I can’t wait to see how they all go.

[@bloomsonthehill6207]

Hi Jennifer, you’re welcome. I hope your seeds arrive soon and that they grow well for you. Good luck!

[@slavicadimcevski9585]

Hi Amber, I'm so excited to share this experience of growing Floret Zinnias and Celosia with a fellow Victorian Aussie. Im on the Mornington Peninsula also a temperate zone. I fall in cold zone 10 and heat zone 4. I suppose you can direct sow regular zinnia seeds and see how they go before sowing your $$$ seed zinnia. PS I enjoy your regular updates, reminding me when to sow and plant out. Thanks

[@bloomsonthehill6207]

Thanks for sharing, it will be interesting to see how you go too. I was actually thinking last night I might direct sow a lot of my normal zinnias, to save on time and space, because I have a lot of Floret ones 😂

[@christasmicroflowerfarm2695]

I hope the seeds do well for you and look forward to see them flower. 💮🌸🏵💐

[@bloomsonthehill6207]

Fingers crossed 🤞🏻 😊

[@alisonburgess345]

Wow - it's much too early for me to sow those summery flowers! I keep pushing my summer flowers later and later, but I'm up at elevation. Good luck with them Amber - I can't wait to see those zinnias 🎉 I guess you'll be saving seed from them lol !

[@bloomsonthehill6207]

Hi Alison. How high up are you? We are about 400 metres above sea level. I’m always unsure of my tender annual sowing, but technically I’m in time with my last frost date. Last year I was a bit late, the year before too early. Doesn’t help every season is different 😂

[@alisonburgess345]

@@bloomsonthehill6207 About 720 up. The soil temp is still way too cold (6 or 7 degrees - but climbing). We could still get frosts for sure. I've just learnt that if I put seedlings out too early, they just sit there and never really get going. It kills me, but I just HAVE to wait.. This year I'll extend into April ..

[@janepeters5732]

Love your videos Amber. Have you ever tried using heat mats for germination when heat is required? I find them excellent.

[@bloomsonthehill6207]

Hi Jane, thank you, that’s very kind of you to say. I haven’t tried heat mats. I need to look into the cost. If my flower operation got bigger I definitely would. Thanks for the advice! 😊

[@samk5455]

Mine finally turned up yesterday 🎉 being in Queensland i am going to try direct sowing so but like you am soooo nervous about getting them to start.

[@bloomsonthehill6207]

Ooo you’re brave! Although I’m sure they will be perfectly fine. Hope they are beautiful!

[@chantaln3749]

I'm in Qld too and I direct sowed some of my floret zinnias last week. I have had almost perfect germination and apart from slug issues they are doing great so far.

[@samk5455]

@chantaln3749 thanks for the confidence boost. I normally direct seed my zinnias but at $30 a packet I am a bit cagey and worried about loosing them

[@jenniferayre3869]

My Floret Dahlia seeds have started to germinate in NSW near Newcastle ...leaving Zinneas for a few weeks.

[@bloomsonthehill6207]

That’s exciting! Some of my Floret zinnias have popped through! They’re in my toasty warm lounge room enjoying the wood fire.