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Zinnia Bed Cleaning in the Fall

An overview of how to save seeds and prepare zinnia beds for winter.
Keyword: preparing zinnia beds for fall, removing zinnias for fall

Equipment

  • 1 pair hand clippers
  • 1 pair gardening gloves
  • 1 wheelbarrow or container for plants

Materials

  • 1 cardboard box or paper sack for seeds/spent flowers
  • long sleeve shirt, pants

Instructions

  • Make sure that you have arms and legs covered before beginning.
  • Wearing gloves, use scissors or clippers to remove spent flowers and seed heads.
    zinnia seed head
  • Add flowers and seed heads to a paper sack OR a cardboard box.
    box of zinnia seeds
  • Pull out zinnia plants by the roots and discard them.
    Zinnia plants with roots
  • Use a wheelbarrow, garden container or even trailer to move them to compost or dispose of them.
    zinnia plants in trailer
  • Use a rake to clean out the bed.
  • Add composting to the top to clean up for fall.