{"product_id":"geranium-pinto-premium-series-flower-seed","title":"Geranium Seeds - Pinto Premium Series","description":"\u003cp\u003e91 – 105 days. Pinto Premium Series geranium seeds promise some of the most classic yet nevertheless eye-catching blooms available to gardeners and florists alike. Pinto Premium Series enormous 4 – 5” wide clusters of timeless geranium heads are the perfect accent to any office, bedroom, or fresh cut arrangement. Pinto Premium Series geranium seeds are ideal for 6” pots and containers so they can be shown off outdoors yet stored safely inside before the frost. Pinto Premium Series geraniums are easy to grow from seed and known to thrive in a variety of poor soils and gardens prone to heat and drought. 100 seeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!--split--\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGrowing Pinto Premium Series Geranium Garden Seeds\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTaxonomy:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ePelargonium x hortorum\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeed Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Annual (Perennial in zones 10 – 11)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSow Indoors or Outdoors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pinto Premium Series geranium seeds can be sown directly after the frost but, for earliest spring blooming, begin indoors 8 – 10 weeks prior. Geraniums can be quick to germinate between 5 – 7 days without any need of light. Geraniums are just as popular indoors as they are out and many gardeners will transplant the seedlings into moveable pots to store the plants away for winter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDays to Maturity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 91 – 105 days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness Zone:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 – 11\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlanting Depth:\u003c\/strong\u003e Plant 2 – 3 seeds ¼” deep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlant Spacing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12 - 18” tall mounding upright with a 12” spread and enormous 4 – 5” clusters of classic geranium blooms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil Preference:\u003c\/strong\u003e Organically rich, medium moist, well-drained\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight Preference:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun - Partial Shade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiseases\/Pests\/Troubleshooting:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pinto Premium Series geraniums are known to perform in poor soils and gardens prone to heat and drought. Deadhead plants into the summer to promote further blooming. Avoid overwatering because plants are susceptible to mold, root rot, and leaf spots if not properly drained or ventilated. Watch for caterpillars on outdoors plants and aphids and whiteflies on indoor ones.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signature choice of Orange Bi-Color, Salmon Splash, Lavender, Coral, Deep Rose, Deep Red, Salmon, Scarlet, Violet, White, White and Rose, and Mix\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePinto Premium Series geranium seeds can be sown directly after the frost but, for earliest spring blooming, begin indoors 8 – 10 weeks prior. Geraniums can be quick to germinate between 5 – 7 days without any need of light. Geraniums are just as popular indoors as they are out and many gardeners will transplant the seedlings into moveable pots to store the plants away for winter. Plant 2 – 3 Pinto Premium Series geranium seeds ¼” deep and 12” apart in organically rich, medium moist, and well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Pinto Premium Series geraniums are known to perform in poor soils and gardens prone to heat and drought. Deadhead plants into the summer to promote further blooming. Avoid overwatering because plants are susceptible to mold, root rot, and leaf spots if not properly drained or ventilated. Watch for caterpillars on outdoors plants and aphids and whiteflies on indoor ones. Pinto Premium Series seeds mature in 91 – 105 days as 12 – 18” tall mounding uprights with a 12” spread and enormous 4 – 5” clusters of classic geranium blooms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePelargonium x hortorum\u003c\/em\u003e is member of the family \u003cem\u003eGeraniaceae\u003c\/em\u003e and is mistakenly given the common name “geranium” in North America though not actually being a geranium at all. 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