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Cosmos pinching

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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I put this on last year, it may help someone.🙂 
    https://forum.gardenersworld.com/discussion/996397/pricking-out-cosmos#latest
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Jason-3Jason-3 Posts: 391
    My cosmos from last year have self seeded. First time they have done that. Cosmos seem to like an early sowing ..then lots of heat and humidity in the greenhouse during may
  • FlinsterFlinster Posts: 883
    Mine are smaller, but ok I guess seeing as I don’t have a greenhouse and only 2 small windowsills, so everything gets ‘hardened off’ early lol! I have found though, that the slugs are favouring the white ‘purity’ over the pink ‘dazzler’ perhaps coincidence...
  • Bright starBright star Posts: 1,153
    Just been to look outside and my direct sown cosmos seeds have germinated in just 4 days! Looks promising, just got to keep the slugs off them now. 
    Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.

  • Ryan180680Ryan180680 Posts: 202
    Cagzo said:
    Ryan when did you plant the seeds,mine don't look nearly as good as yours,all leggy and thin! 
    Lyn,shall I put mine in deeper pots??
    Normally I just chuck the seed straight on the ground,but read that the plants will be stronger if nurtured in a pot indoors!
    Probably planted about 3 weeks ago
  • Ryan180680Ryan180680 Posts: 202
    Cosmos grown from seed really coming along now. When should I plant in the ground? 
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    edited May 2018
    Pinch out the top of the larger ones(which at least three pairs of leaves) to make them bush out. You get more flowers that way. Harden them off for a few days by standing them outside so the breeze can get at them. If a frost is threatened this week then cover them up or put back in cold frame at night. Then you should be OK to plant out at the weekend.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I pinch mine out to slow them down so that I can plant them out when the late spring stuff has finished. 
    They usually go on til late October here.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    I have never pinched out either Hazel, but them I dont pinch out sweet peas theither, they do look great I could just "pinch" them for my garden!!!
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