Re: Cosmos from seed.

Here are my little ones!
There's Tina and Bill at the back, Nils and Candice, Sheila and Bertram, Dennis and Ada, with Big Phil and Quentin in the front. Next to them on the right are their smaller siblings waiting for a bit more sunshine.

Impressive aren't they?

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You're a nutter!

Have you got them outside already Tess?

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No, but they can see the wild out of the greenhouse window

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That's a great shot of the family Tess. The stems are a bit thicker than my attempt.

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I'm not keen on the compost I bought, it's bit fibrous. I prefer the more soil-like stuff, but hey ho!

Are you saying my darlings are a bit thick LD?!

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Yes, compost varies considerably doesn't it, Tess.

The soil based ones like John Innes 1, 2, 3, are soil like, as are the Multi-purpose 'with added John Innes.'

Then the ones without the JI are a different texture altogether, often with big dry lumps in it and fibrous, as you say.

I have had Ericaceous varying considerably too.

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I'll try to find one I like and stick to it Mups

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Yes but in a good way.

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Well, no sign of anything happening with the seeds yet but some of the dwarf Cosmos bought as plugs are now flowering.

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That's odd, two packets of seed I got from Thompson and Morgan didn't germinate at all! I won't buy that John Innes no 1 for seeds again, dried out too quickly for my liking. Cosmos weren't planted in it.