How to Grow and Care Cosmos Flower Plants from seeds

 

Cosmos plant produce 3 to 4 inch daisy like flowers in various colors, including orange, pink, red, yellow, white color. Their flowerheads may be bowl or open cup like shape.

How to Grow and propagate : Growing Cosmos Plant in your garden is very simple and It can be grown by seeds from the mother plant. These beautiful plants can reach 6 feet tall and Cosmos grow in both beds and containers. they attract birds, bee, butterflies and insects to garden

Effective Drainage: if you have to grow in a container an excellent soil drainage is crucial to grow Cosmos Plant. You can take a pot make a small hole and you have to create a drainage layer by adding a medium such as pebbles or stones to the bottom of a pot before adding soil. So that Soil particles are very small and tightly packed together so that water moves through them quite slowly.

Potting Soil : Preparing potting soil for a seed  or stem cuttings is a very easy and straight forward process. to prepare potting soil, you have to Fill the pot with the soil mixture of 50% of garden soil, Sand is another common component of potting mixes. It can improve drainage and is often added in large quantities and 30% of organic compost and mix properly. Spray the water to maintain soil moisture.

Growing From Seed: Growing Cosmos Plant You can collect the seeds from the dried flowers from the mother plant or from a nursery or online. you can see the seeds of Cosmos. This germinate easily in warm, moist soil. Sprinkle the seeds on top of the potting mix. You can plant multiple seedlings in one pot Make sure to leave plenty of space between the seedlings. After sowing of the seeds fill the top layer with the soils to allow seeds to grow.  so you’ll be able to dig them up and transfer them later.

After five to six days, you can see Cosmos seedlings started germinating from the seeds.

Transplantation : When your seedling reaches 4 to 5 leaved stages you can transplant into bigger pot.

What is the Best Time to Grow : The best time you to grow Cosmos plant from seeds is March-April.

Flower Blooming Time: If you are growing cosmos from seeds, be mindful that it takes about 7 weeks to first bloom. and your flowers continue to bloom through out the year

Sunlight: Cosmos Plant  prefer bright direct sunlight. The plants can also grow in partial shade but the rate of blooming might reduce

When to Water? All it requires is watering regularly and sunlight exposure. Remember over watering can kill this and the soil has to be well drained before watering.

When to feed Fertilizer: Cosmos plant is not a heavy feeder, so you can add organic compost little bit two month once.

Pruning :  Pruning is the very important part to grow, keep checking for dead and injured branches and remove it from time to time increase the growth of the plant.

Pests and other problems :Pests like aphids and mites can attack this plant. Monthly once or twice Spray neem oil or any mild soap solution to remove pests and remove the infected leavers while pruning.

Harvest:

You can Harvest flowers at any time after the plant’s bloom, but when it should be fully bloomed flowers.

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