Cosmos ready to plant?

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• Jason milly Posts: 546

  June 2018

  Yes put them out. 

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• Fire Posts: 19,096

  June 2018

  They look fabulous.
  

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• fidgetbones Posts: 17,618

  June 2018

  If you pinch out the top, they will branch and you will have more flowers.
  

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• Ryan180680 Posts: 202

  July 2018 edited July 2018

  Cosmos update - so far out of all my plants I've only had one of them develop 1 flower bud. I followed advice and nipped the ends off. At what point should I start seeing more buds? 

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• Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889

  July 2018

  In really hot weather, such as we've had / are having, plants conserve energy by NOT growing. Maybe this is the case?
  I'm sure they'll be fine in their own good time.

  Devon.

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• Lyn Posts: 23,190

  July 2018

  I nip off buds , still am, so that I will have them flowering in September when other stuff is going over.  If you want flowers now, don’t pick off anymore.  It takes three weeks for a plant to make new buds after picking out, so yours should be getting ready now. 

  Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 
  
  

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• Ryan180680 Posts: 202

  July 2018

  So if I keep nipping it will it stay low but produce more flowers. But if I stop nipping will it be taller with less?

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• UpNorth Posts: 376

  July 2018

  Mine shot off as soon as they went into the ground, despite great care and nursing and potting on....I'd put them out earlier if I did it again, but I'm thinking I'll scatter seeds outdoor next year

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• Fire Posts: 19,096

  July 2018

  "I'm thinking I'll scatter seeds outdoor next year ".

  
  

  Would they make it past the slugs? No chance where I am.
  

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• Ryan180680 Posts: 202

  August 2018

  Some of my cosmos have flowered and are still flowering. But others just don't seem to be getting any buds on. Will they or will they just be foliage?

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