How Do You Plant Hollyhock Seeds In Ohio?
Hollyhocks are beautiful flowers that have graced Ohio gardens for centuries. Growing hollyhocks is easy, and once the hollyhocks are established, they will continue to reseed themselves and keep coming back. You can grow single-bloom or double-bloom hollyhocks. The flower shades come in every color of the rainbow. Growing hollyhocks in Ohio requires little care, other than watering and perhaps staking the hollyhock plants if they grow too tall. Hollyhocks grow well in dry to moist soil, but prefer a soil that is well draining, rich and moist. Find a sunny location in your garden and prepare the soil. Dig the soil with a garden fork or tiller. Be sure to add lots of compost to the soil and remove any rocks or sticks you find. Using the flat part of your rake, move it back and forth across the soil to make the ground level. Scatter the hollyhock seed over the soil. Try not to puddle the seed in any one area; leave space between each seed. Cover the seed with a fine layer of soil. Do not
