My orange cosmos reseed each year. The other colors don't as well. I
pinch off the seeds and save them for spots I want them to grow in the
garden. The removal of the seeds seems to keep them blooming. In the
fall, I like arrangements of Iron Weed, Golden Rod and orange cosmos. If
anybody wants some of these seeds, let me know. Oh, yes, after a month of
dry, hot weather, we had over two inches of rain this past week. Yes!!!
[Original Message]
From: andreah <andreah@hargray.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Date: 8/29/2008 6:18:17 PM
Subject: [CHAT] Re: Cosmos
Jesse maybe you should pinch them back when they are young-anyone ever
tried
that with cosmos? I love them but have not had good luck with them.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jesse Bell" <justjess01@gmail.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 3:22 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Pam - Purple Prince (?) Zinnias
> Ya know...I just don't know WHAT varieties they are Tricia...sorry.
Some
> are tall, and some are medium height. I just saw some seeds that I
liked
> at
> Lowes one day and flung them out there ( I know...I'll never make a
> good
> master gardner....)
> And yes, I have tried the tomato cages, and they DO work, just looks
kind
> of
> shabby until they get big enough..ya know? I have some of those really
> tall
> stakes with a circle at the top that helps hold mine in place. I think
I
> got them from Gardener's Supply.
>
>
> On 8/28/08, Patricia Dickson <pdickson@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>
>> What varieties do you plant? I love the tall white ones!
>> I have read that you can plant some tall plants in tomato cages then
>> as
>> they
>> grow the foliage hides the tomato cage. Have you ever tried that?
>> Tricia
>>
>> --- On Thu, 8/28/08, Jesse Bell <justjess01@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> From: Jesse Bell <justjess01@gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Pam - Purple Prince (?) Zinnias
>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> Date: Thursday, August 28, 2008, 1:07 PM
>>
>> ALL of the cosmos that I have in my garden this year, were self-seeded
>> from
>> last year. They do GREAT around here. The only drawback (for me) is
>> that
>> they grow so TALL sometimes, they fall over. The wind here is pretty
>> strong....and I have to support them. So when I DO actually throw
seeds
>> out
>> there for them, I make sure they are growing where they are a little
more
>> protected from the winds.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 8/28/08, Patricia Dickson <pdickson@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> >
>> > I need to try to be better about seeding in the spring. I also love
>> cosmos
>> > and wish they would come back without having to reseed.
>> > Do you have any luck with cosmos?
>> >
>> > --- On Thu, 8/28/08, Jesse Bell <justjess01@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > From: Jesse Bell <justjess01@gmail.com>
>> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Pam - Purple Prince (?) Zinnias
>> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> > Date: Thursday, August 28, 2008, 8:19 AM
>> >
>> > Really Tricia? Most of my zinnias reseed to a small degree....they
>> don't
>> > just go "nuts" on me, but I always have some come back. I have
>> some
>> > that
>> > pop up in the cracks of the cement on my back porch and I gently
>> > pull
>> them
>> > up after a rain and transplant them in the garden. But usually, I
>> scatter
>> > zinnia seeds in the spring, and then again in the middle of summer
>> because
>> > powdery mildew gets to the first ones and they look horrible. So by
>> > the
>> > time I pull them up, the second crop is about to bloom.
>> >
>> > I will say this...before I pull up the unsightly ones...I cut the
seed
>> > heads
>> > or dead flowers off and toss them in my garden. They end up getting
>> > mulched
>> > over during the summer and that's probably why mine
>> > reseed......plus,
>> > I'm
>> > sure the birds help with that too.
>> >
>> >
>> > On 8/27/08, Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > No problem. Will have some shortly!!
>> > >
>> > > On 8/27/08, andreah <andreah@hargray.com> wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > Me too Pam since I'm actually somewhere that has sun if you
>> > don't mind.
>> > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia Dickson"
>> <
>> > > > pdickson@sbcglobal.net>
>> > > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 8:04 PM
>> > > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Pam - Purple Prince (?) Zinnias
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > Pam,
>> > > >> I would love to try some of your Zinnias if you have extra
>> this
>> > fall. I
>> > > >> love
>> > > >> zinnia but never have ever had one to reseed for me. Every
>> year
>> > I try
>> > > to
>> > > >> find
>> > > >> a big one that will grow for me, but never have found one
>> like
>> > you
>> > > >> describe.
>> > > >> Tricia
>> > > >>
>> > > >> --- On Wed, 8/27/08, Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> > > >>
>> > > >> From: Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
>> > > >> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Pam - Purple Prince (?) Zinnias
>> > > >> To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> > > >> Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 4:04 PM
>> > > >>
>> > > >> kinda how I felt about it - LOL
>> > > >>
>> > > >> On 8/27/08, Jesse Bell <justjess01@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > > >>
>> > > >>>
>> > > >>> They can spread wherever they WANT to and I'll be
>> O.K.
>> > with that.
>> > > >>>
>> > > >>>
>> > > >>>
>> > > >>> On 8/27/08, Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > > >>> >
>> > > >>> > LOL - yes ma'am that is the correct name.
>> > Aren't they great?
>> > > >>> > And they reseed so prolifically (like 4
>> o'clocks)
>> > that I
>> > > >>>
>> > > >> haven't had to
>> > > >>
>> > > >>> > replant them since the first year. That's why
>> I
>> > always have lots
>> > > >>>
>> > > >> of
>> > > >>
>> > > >>> seeds
>> > > >>> > to share. Be aware they travel so they may pop up
>> here
>> > and there all
>> > > >>> over
>> > > >>> > the property. Must be the birds is all I can
>> figure.
>> > > >>> >
>> > > >>> >
>> > > >>> > On 8/27/08, Jesse Bell <justjess01@gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> > > >>> > >
>> > > >>> > > Pam, those seeds you gave me for the Purple
>> Prince
>> > zinnias (was
>> > > >>>
>> > > >> that
>> > > >>
>> > > >>> the
>> > > >>> > > correct name?) - OMG...I picked a beautiful
>> one to
>> > take to work
>> > > >>>
>> > > >> today,
>> > > >>
>> > > >>> it
>> > > >>> > > is
>> > > >>> > > FIVE inches across and so lush looking. I
>> want to
>> > ALWAYS have
>> > > >>>
>> > > >> this in
>> > > >>
>> > > >>> my
>> > > >>> > > garden.....thank you so much.
>> > > >>> > > Sometimes my zinnias get tall...and not so
>> > full...but these are
>> > > >>>
>> > > >> just
>> > > >>
>> > > >>> > > awesome.
>> > > >>> > >
>> > > >>> > > PETUNIAS - anybody know a source where I can
>> find
>> > the good,
>> > > >>> > old-fashioned,
>> > > >>> > > petunias that really mound and smell so good.
>> > I'm not
>> > > >>>
>> > > >> talking about
>> > > >>
>> > > >>> the
>> > > >>> > > "wave" kind...these are the ones my
>> > grandmother used
>> > > >>>
>> > > >> to grow in her
>> > > >>
>> > > >>> > > gardens. Dark purple, and some were
>> white...and
>> > they had the
>> > > >>>
>> > > >> most
>> > > >>
>> > > >>> > HEAVENLY
>> > > >>> > > smell...and really flourished in the worst
>> kind of
>> > dirt and
>> > > >>>
>> > > >> heat......
>> > > >>
>> > > >>> > >
>> > > >>> > > Looking for some low maintenance - high impact
>> > plants.
>> > > >>> > >
>> > > >>> > > --
>> > > >>> > > Jesse R. Bell
>> > > >>> > >
>> > > >>> > >
>> > > >>>
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