Green Speckles

Cosmos: Lemonade

Planted May 2022

Burpee seeds chosen by Olivia.

Journal 2022

• May
  • 24: Sow. Burpee seeds. 6 tiny jiffies with starting mix.
• June
  • 2: Growing tall fast. Already 3 cm. Transferred to 5 larger jiffies.
  • 2: Sow more in 5 jiffies, 2 each.

Package information

• Burpee $2.99
• Cosmos: Lemonade
• Annual
• Full sun, 40-45 days, 51 cm height, 0.6 cm depth, thin to 20-25 cm
• Sow after danger of heavy frost is gone. 10 cm apart, keep evenly moist, seedlings emerge in 7-10 days. Thin when 2.5 cm height.
• Container friendly, 3 plants per 40 cm container.
• Bloom: summer to fall

Care

• After established, drought resistant. Will be the last plant requiring water if water limited. Do not overwater. Overwatering leads to fewer blooms.
• Love hot weather, thrive in any humidity level.
• Do not fertilize unless struggling. Handle poor soil well. Fertilizer leads to strong plant with lots of foliages but few blooms.

References

• The Spruce: How to Grow and Care For Cosmos
• Almanac: Cosmos