Propagation: Starting early indoors?, 1 by David_Paul

David_Paul wrote:
I started 48 Purple Prince zinnias in a Burpee seed starting tray about about 8 weeks before planting them out. They were an afterthought and I didn't pay much attention to them. They were only 7 or 8 inches tall in those small cells. The potting mix in the Burpee self watering trays (which I don't really recomend as they are very thin plastic and can't be moved without difficulty) has some gelatinous binder in it which, I think, helped them survive being so root bound. Even had them outside under a tree for a week or so. Anyways, once in they perked right up and took off. Below is what they looked like in mid August (I put them in late May). I wouldn't worry must at all about zinnias. Very durable plants.



This message was edited Nov 30, 2007 11:39 PM