5 Must Grow Flowers For Summer Bouquets
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Would you like to grow flowers to create your own bouquets, have a thoughtful gift to share with family and friends, and beautify your garden in the process? Then you’ll want to plant the following five flowers. Their seeds are easy to find in store or online, they require little to no growing experience, and since they are available in a pallete of rainbow colors you can curate your own color scheme.
Here they are:
Zinnias (Benary’s Giant variety)
available in pinks, purples, yellow, orange, red, green
start indoors 6 weeks before last frost
use heat mat to germinate then remove from heat mat
pinch initial bud, then deadhead for branching and bountiful blooms
Sunflowers (branching varieties)
start indoors 2-3 weeks before last frost
succession plant for continuous blooms
Statice
available in pinks, purples, peach, yellow
start indoors 6 week before last frost
light aids germination so gently press on dirt
use heat mat to germinate then remove from heat mat
excellent fresh and dried
Celosia
available in red, pink, orange, yellow
start indoors 8 weeks before last frost
light aids germination so don’t cover with dirt
use heat mat to germinate then remove from heat mat
pinch to increase branching
excellent fresh and dried
Cosmos
available in pinks, reds, white, apricot
start indoors 7 weeks before last frost
use heat mat to germinate then remove from heat mat
pinch initial bud, then deadhead for branching and bountiful blooms
Two more things…
These flowers thrive when planted in full sun.
Remember to harden your seedlings off before planting them outdoors. Gradually get your plants used to being outside once all danger of frost has passed. Start placing them in a protected shady area for 2-3 days and gradually expose them to more and more sunshine over the following 4 to 5 days.
Cheers to a summer full of flowers!
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