I have a question about planting out. My grand plan is to fill my garden with cosmos plants - Rubenza and bipinnatus 'Versailles Red' . But I read they like poor soil best - like a Med plant - rubble and full sun (like lavender, rosemary, thyme etc). I have the opposite - new beds put in, full of rotted manure and garden compost. I wonder what will happen - loads of foliage few flowers? Would they just tank?
I have the same sort of soil and you'll find they grow HUGE They flower profusely but mine grow to between 5-6ft usually and sometimes higher. And I pinch the tops out. I've grown Rubenza and found them to be a bit straggly, maybe it's just the conditions here, but it's worth pinching out the tops when they have about 4 pairs of leaves to make them bush out more I've got 66 of them hardening off atm Purity, Sensation Pinkie and Daydream.. a forest of cosmos!
Billericay - Essex
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Yes that was August - I think we'd had some strong gales and most of the cosmos had got badly broken, some had split branches hanging from the stems as they were so tall, but they carried on regardless If you can keep up with the deadheading they just go on and on Purity - last August too
Billericay - Essex
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I think that was 3. I guess the diameter of a plant would be around 3ft. I probably planted them 18"-2ft apart just to ram 'em in As to where I'm going to plant 66 of them...... Lucky neighbours again I guess
Billericay - Essex
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The seed company I got my Purity from has said that they have had lots of complaints that it is not germinating well. I think I got 6 plants from a generous packet of seed. Xanthos and Cranberry mix germinated fine.
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They flower profusely but mine grow to between 5-6ft usually and sometimes higher.
And I pinch the tops out.
I've grown Rubenza and found them to be a bit straggly, maybe it's just the conditions here, but it's worth pinching out the tops when they have about 4 pairs of leaves to make them bush out more
I've got 66 of them hardening off atm Purity, Sensation Pinkie and Daydream.. a forest of cosmos!
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
If you can keep up with the deadheading they just go on and on
Purity - last August too
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
As to where I'm going to plant 66 of them......
Lucky neighbours again I guess
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.