No Kate, I never even thought about fleece I just shoved them in between the showers. Good point though, will get some at the weekend. Tbh these are new flowerbeds and I can already see that I've done some things wrong. God knows what I'm going to do with all the amaranthus and sea holly I've grown from seed for a start, lol. I should have checked the size of the mature plants before I sowed the whole packet .
@Excitable Boy: Don't panic! Have a plant sale...boot fair...organise a plant swap! I would really love to do that in my general neighbourhood, but I'm still trying to work out how.
Better still, plant en masse if you have the space, its the Sissinghurst way you know and you can dig them up and compost them once you get a different plant.
I grew 48 Cosmos by mistake last year and I couldn't bare to ditch them, but in the end I only had space for about half in my garden.
According to Dr Hessayon Amaranthus gets 3ft high, spacing 2 ft.
Oops!
Should have thought your Dahlias would be fine given how cold it is, especially if you can give them heat to start. I'm slightly overrun with these too. With hindsight one packet would have been more than enough.
I'm hoping for a drop of rain tonight as I've cleared half a dalek compost bin full of forget me nots and sprinkled cluck muck over the gaps. Loads of self seeded nigella will be happy for the space.
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No Kate, I never even thought about fleece I just shoved them in between the showers. Good point though, will get some at the weekend. Tbh these are new flowerbeds and I can already see that I've done some things wrong. God knows what I'm going to do with all the amaranthus and sea holly I've grown from seed for a start, lol. I should have checked the size of the mature plants before I sowed the whole packet
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@DavidSpikes: incredible landscape.
@Excitable Boy: Don't panic! Have a plant sale...boot fair...organise a plant swap! I would really love to do that in my general neighbourhood, but I'm still trying to work out how.
Better still, plant en masse if you have the space, its the Sissinghurst way you know
and you can dig them up and compost them once you get a different plant. 
I grew 48 Cosmos by mistake last year
and I couldn't bare to ditch them, but in the end I only had space for about half in my garden.
Excitable Boy someone recommended fleece to me last year, raises the temperature a little, I used it last August when it was so cold and it did help.
I have also sown hundreds of Amaranthus how big do they get?
I have just found some dahlia collarette seeds, is it too late?
David-this is stunning stuff -please keep them coming
It is strange how no matter how many plants you grow they all squeeze in somewhere.
Kate-sow now- they will be late that is all-into individual cells if you can to save pricking out etc.
According to Dr Hessayon Amaranthus gets 3ft high, spacing 2 ft.
Oops!
Should have thought your Dahlias would be fine given how cold it is, especially if you can give them heat to start. I'm slightly overrun with these too. With hindsight one packet would have been more than enough.
Just finished work and it's just started raining!
Wintersong, I have never fed my pampas grass---perhaps it is a lack of water in the summer.It gets lots of sun.
Kate-just bought you this-enjoy