Comments on: So Long Cosmos http://brambleberriesintherain.com/2008/09/so-long-cosmos/ Herbs, Gardening, Knitting, & life in the Pacific Northwest Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:11:39 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: patientgardener http://brambleberriesintherain.com/2008/09/so-long-cosmos/comment-page-1/#comment-1315 patientgardener Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:21:20 +0000 http://brambleberriesintherain.com/?p=521#comment-1315 The Cosmos are lovely but they last so long that you do start to get fed up with them. I have just posted about Cosmos on my GBBD post and how I might try something else next year, mind you if they self seed as much as yours do I may have to come up with something that will work with the Cosmos!! <em>Hi patientgardener- Hopefully your Cosmos will not self sow as enthusiastically as mine did this year. I just know I will be dealing with them again next year. I must vow to get to them before they look pretty! It is easier to pull them up then! :) I'll be sure to stop by your blog to view your post on your Cosmos. -Cynthia</em> The Cosmos are lovely but they last so long that you do start to get fed up with them. I have just posted about Cosmos on my GBBD post and how I might try something else next year, mind you if they self seed as much as yours do I may have to come up with something that will work with the Cosmos!!

Hi patientgardener-
Hopefully your Cosmos will not self sow as enthusiastically as mine did this year. I just know I will be dealing with them again next year. I must vow to get to them before they look pretty! It is easier to pull them up then! :) I’ll be sure to stop by your blog to view your post on your Cosmos. -Cynthia

]]> By: Connie http://brambleberriesintherain.com/2008/09/so-long-cosmos/comment-page-1/#comment-1314 Connie Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:18:03 +0000 http://brambleberriesintherain.com/?p=521#comment-1314 It's okay to be a little sad over the Cosmos....they are such good looking flowers! Mine volunteered this year where I grew my tomatoes, so I just let some of them grow along with them. It helps with pollination and makes things much prettier in the garden....in my humble opinion. :-) <em>Hi Connie, These were also volunteers. I guess I let them volunteer a little too much! :) I agree that they do help with pollination because they attracted bumblebees by the dozen everyday. That is just one of the reasons why I feel bad pulling them up. Not to mention how pretty they look. -Cynthia</em> It’s okay to be a little sad over the Cosmos….they are such good looking flowers! Mine volunteered this year where I grew my tomatoes, so I just let some of them grow along with them. It helps with pollination and makes things much prettier in the garden….in my humble opinion. :-)

Hi Connie,
These were also volunteers. I guess I let them volunteer a little too much! :) I agree that they do help with pollination because they attracted bumblebees by the dozen everyday. That is just one of the reasons why I feel bad pulling them up. Not to mention how pretty they look. -Cynthia

]]> By: Crafty Gardener http://brambleberriesintherain.com/2008/09/so-long-cosmos/comment-page-1/#comment-1301 Crafty Gardener Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:52:10 +0000 http://brambleberriesintherain.com/?p=521#comment-1301 I always hate the time of year when I have to pull out plants, especially those that might still be producing blooms. But once I get the first couple pulled the rest seem easier to do and before I know it the garden is cleared. The goldfinches have been coming in to the seed heads on the cosmos and having a feast. <em>Hi Crafty Gardener, That is one of the reasons I hate to pull them up! :( I love how the goldfinches will perch on the Cosmos for the seeds and I can see them doing this from a bedroom window. But I have no more room right at the moment for the fall veggies so the Cosmos must go. At least we still have our birdfeeder for the finches. -Cynthia </em> I always hate the time of year when I have to pull out plants, especially those that might still be producing blooms. But once I get the first couple pulled the rest seem easier to do and before I know it the garden is cleared. The goldfinches have been coming in to the seed heads on the cosmos and having a feast.

Hi Crafty Gardener,
That is one of the reasons I hate to pull them up! :( I love how the goldfinches will perch on the Cosmos for the seeds and I can see them doing this from a bedroom window. But I have no more room right at the moment for the fall veggies so the Cosmos must go. At least we still have our birdfeeder for the finches. -Cynthia

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