Cosmos
By Spritzhenry
- 23 Aug, 2010
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Don't laugh please! This is the only plant that has survived and flowered out of a whole packet of seeds. Snails and drought hit the rest. :-(((
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I shall feel even more embarrassed if this is its only flower, Grindle! lol.
24 Aug, 2010
I call that very well done! (tee hee behind hand) I didn't even grow any so what does that make me?
24 Aug, 2010
Guess what! The wind blew the petals off today - so unless the plant does its stuff, that flower was unique! ;-((
24 Aug, 2010
Well - we have a lot of v.v.v. wet weather heading our way tomorrow, so the plant had better wait a while if it does intend to flower again!
24 Aug, 2010
Yes - I told OH, who's on dog-walking duties at the moment, and he took H. out BEFORE it started! YAY! (It's raining hard now, though. ...)
25 Aug, 2010
managed to get our walk in this morning before it really came down too thank goodness.
25 Aug, 2010
It's still raining here at almost 7. We've had about 17mm now.
25 Aug, 2010
it was still going strong at 10pm, this morning it's looking very misty in the dark
26 Aug, 2010
No more measurable rain overnight here, but it's damp and dreary outside. I think we could all do with some rays of sun, now!
26 Aug, 2010
should be better for the weekend B, if they've got it right
26 Aug, 2010
Returning to the single Cosmos, I'll swap you for all of mine, they have wonderful foliage, stand about 4-5ft. tall with not one bud ! The wind is doing its best to knock them over, but I'm fed up with looking at them now, I'm going out to pull them all up. Easier said than done, they have Bamboo size stems !
26 Aug, 2010
What - NO buds, Shirley? Unbelieveable. :-((( Get heaving....
27 Aug, 2010
LOL, Spritz, they just keep on growing and growing and growing, I'm thinking Jack and The Beanstalk each time I see them ! Far too wet today, again, to uproot them, Bank Holiday job to look forward to methinks !
27 Aug, 2010
It's cleared up here - sun arrived mid-morning and has stayed! There's hope for you, too, Shirley, but not a lot for your Cosmos, I fear! :-((((
27 Aug, 2010
oh nooooooooooo , i have lots ,wot a shame, dident no slugs eat them ;0(((
29 Aug, 2010
Snails in my case, Cristina! I expects slugs like them as well, though. :-((
30 Aug, 2010
i grow them every year but i do put pellets down ,so may be thats y they left them alone x
30 Aug, 2010
I thought mine were safe in the greenhouse - growing happily, but oh no! In came snails and bye-bye Cosmos. :-((
30 Aug, 2010
yes i had slugs in my radishes in greenhouse ...... perskiy little beggers lol . any way we have sun at last ,but i now have some blight on my lovely beef toms , so am king daliy grrrrrr ;0((( to much rain !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
31 Aug, 2010
I'm sorry - blight is a pain! I haven't grown tomatoes this year - got fed up after the last two years' crop being wrecked. :-((
31 Aug, 2010
think if we had more sun wud have bin ok. they were doing so well. but have a lot of plants so fingers x
31 Aug, 2010
Yes...I will...x
31 Aug, 2010
thanks spritz x 0))
31 Aug, 2010
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at least one survived B :-) mine are pathetic with too much rain :-(
24 Aug, 2010