cosmos seedlings

Which variety is the photo of kyle,its a pretty one ? ive also had a bash at them this year ..purity and sensation mix,ive potted on some sensation mix seedling up which seem ok upto now but i hadnt realise how long the roots got on the seedlings,ive made a note to seed them in tall paper pots next time instead of trays
Wheres cosmos guy gone to?? i thought he would of posted on here for sure

 

Not sure, never remember the variety of my seeds :( no idea what variety my dwarf cosmos is, either

 

I think that is Cosmos Daydream Joolz , Kyle will correct me if I am wrong.
I grew these last year with C. Sonata Dwarf which seemed to overpower them as they grew like blooming dwarf oak trees ! I am trying C. Gazebo Mixed , which were sprawling all over the seed tray like puppies last time I looked - Cosmos are not the tidiest of seedlings I use vending machine coffee cups with a hole in the bottom some times to prick them out into they are nice and deep and free if you ferret round the waste bins

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/COSMOS-BI...arden_PlantsSeedsBulbs_JN&hash=item5ae60e04a1

 

Cosmos Daydream, won't argue with that

 

Good Idea harry:patpat: darran works on motorway services,il ask him to raid costa coffee bins for me :WINK1:
I will have to do some googling on cosmos,i got mine from seedaholic and dont think he had many types to choose from but i got them for a trail run it being my real 1st yr growing many types of flower(too many) to see what success i will have but i do like cosmos and upto now ive not had to babysit them so that a big bonus

 

I myself couldn't believe how long the root was adm by chance we have been saving the inside of toilet roll tubes which work lovely as pots

 

I've grown Sonata and Sensation for a few years....This years are all nice and cosy in the GH....But i've also got them shooting up all over the border where they have self seeded...probably got even more in the borders than i've sown...
This year i have also sown Phoenix a "vivid orange" it's a dwarf variety which is new to me..looking forward to the end result

 

Costa coffee cups , the take away ones - have 3 sizes I think ,small - medium and swimming pool , perfect plant pots !

 

Another great idea noks so ive rescued 4 from my paper recycle bag already and told the kids that they had better wash their before they use the loo roll and after from now on

 

i actually saw it on a kids tv programme called mr blooms nursery , and he used them to make carrots grow straight instead of all nobbly

 

You're all making me a little jealous on this thread now. I toyed with growing cosmos for the first time this year but decided not to with so many other seedlings under way. I wish I had now.........definitely next year!

 

i think you can sow them direct aswell sheal,give us a shout if u want some of my seeds x

 

Thanks Joolz, but I really haven't got anywhere to put them this year. I've grown so much I'll probably have to do a boot sale when I've used what I need.

 

Me too sheal,look at this lot and thats the stuff ive potted on still got about 10 seed trays going here n there


im going to have to restrain my self next year

 

That is a lot you've got going there. I have a bout 6000 seedlings going and just one, two tier flower bed to be filled and a number of planters outside. I just haven't got round to creating anymore beds yet.