Indoor Gardening and Houseplants: Zinnia blooming indoors in December, 1 by timmijo

timmijo wrote:
Hi, all! Look at my little guy! I rescued him from the compost heap; he was all leaves--but I know a zinnia sprout when I see one--it had sprouted at the end of fall. Not good--this is Delaware, and zinnias are finished outdoors in Delaware by Oct-Nov. AND--a snowstorm is supposed to hit us tonight.

I didn't want him to die out there. So I brought him inside. He's been getting lots of fluorescent and natural light. This is the first time ever that I cared for a plant out of season, as if I had a greenhouse. (Well, my hubby thinks I have transformed the people house into a greenhouse.)

I feel a little bit like a Texan or Floridian now ... I have a zinnia in bloom at Christmastime. Gosh.