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Cosmos. I didn't pinch some out properly...

B3B3 Posts: 25,280
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...and now there's a flower bud on the top.
Is it too late to pinch out again? They're about a foot high.
In London. Keen but lazy.

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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 10,341
    Not too late at all.
    Cosmos grow like mad this time of year, the only downside is you may delay flowering for about 10 minutes :)
    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • B3B3 Posts: 25,280
    Great! Thanks @Pete.8.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • B3B3 Posts: 25,280
    Post a pic and someone will know. You pinch out to make it bushy and you'll get more flowers.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • jaffacakesjaffacakes Posts: 434
    My cosmos are still tiny this year along with many other things  :( A foot high :o I wish! It's being a pretty cold June so i hope they pick up soon.
  • FireFire Posts: 17,116
    My are a foot high and not pinched and getting leggy too.
  • B3B3 Posts: 25,280
    Bump for orchidia
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 10,341
    It may be a small cosmos. The flowers on the stem are terminal flowers so the plant will bush out from below naturally.
    The other shoot already appears to be quite bushy, so I'd guess you don't need to pinch out.
    If a stem is getting too tall, just nip out the top.
    Cosmos grow quickly and you'll do no harm pinching out a shoot even if it's the wrong shoot :)
    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 3,868
    In my experience cosmos do not need pinching. Of course they can grow quite tall and may need support later on.
    You are invited to a virtual visit of my garden (in English or in French).
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