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A kind welcome center caretaker in Castroville, TX allowed me to take some seeds from a huge yellow cosmos growing outside the center. I was so attracted to the plant because it was covered in bees, moths, butterflies and hummingbirds. The kind caretaker even provided a ziplock bag for me in which to collect the seeds. I had never planted cosmos before. I've started a few in containers and just bought a package of single sensation mixed which I plan to plant directly into an area in my yard.
Cosmos does look lovely in the garden but bear in mind that they can grow into huge bushy plants that take up a lot of border space and rarely seem to give me flowers until mid-August (usually a week after blooming they get battered by summer thunder storms!). If growing space is tight you can often fit three or four snapdragon or zinnia plants in to the same area as one mature cosmos - just worth bearing in mind if you only have a small cutting patch.
doesn't matter with smaller seeds like this, often they just end up on their side, she chose to stab them in 🤷♂️ really doesn't matter with these seeds. If you don't stab them in, then put a very thin sprinkle of compost over the top 👍
What are the night time temperatures when you plant them in the soil outside? I plant marigolds the same way. When I saw what the Cosmos seeds look like, it made sense to put them in seed heads down. Sounds like lack of light contributed to the plants getting leggy. I've heard they can't take rich soil or much fertilizer either.
Can I ask what is the reason that the soil has to be peat free? Right now my cosmos are thin and leggy only 1 week old! I didnt know they grew like that.. Praying they can transplant without dying
Because peat is a natural resource that's fast disappearing - have a read of this article for more info: www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=441 - you can usually save them with potting them on, don't worry.
Sadly my cosmos which germinated quickly indoors died off in the small tunnel outside because i suppose it was too cold... but then again again its only a small veggie tunnel with air holes.
You maybe started them a little soon - they cannot handle any frost so even though my slightly older ones (16 days old!) are in my greenhouse with frost cloth thrown over them, I still lost one last night. That's why they put lots of seeds in the packet! Start again after this cold snap, and just make sure they are protected with plastic lids and frost cloth on colder nights.
@@TheFloralProject yeah they might have made it if they werent sitting on the lawn and without frost protection fabric. The ones that germinated outside in the tunnel are actually still alive as well as all the other seedlings. Guess theyre born tough 😉... i definitely dont have enough plastic lids either way...
Do you have to poke them in to get germinate? I had complete failure with my Cosmos Purity but I did lay them on top of the compost rather then stick them in. Would that make a difference?
You don't need a green house. A warm windowsill is all you need :) If you are thinking about getting one though - read this first: thefloralproject.co.uk/blogs/news/do-i-need-to-have-a-greenhouse-to-join-in-with-the-floral-project Terri from The Floral Project
