Spring in the garden is both exciting and overwhelming. There's so much to get done in the coming weeks, which is why I'm opting for easy tricks that will give me quick results and lots of seasonal color. This includes scattering the easiest flower seeds I grew last year: zinnias. I just about neglected them after sowing and still enjoyed bright continuous blooms from summer-fall.
As a beginner flower grower last year, I grew zinnias without much thought. I just took some zinnia seeds (this $7.99 colorful mix of Amazon zinnia seeds is selling fast at the moment), scattered them over a prepared raised bed, lightly covered them, and soon enjoyed their vibrant blooms for months on end. In fact, April is a great time to scatter zinnia seeds and forget about them, providing them plenty of time to germinate and sprout for early summer blooms, delivering flowers within just 8-12 weeks.
