Edimentals is a new term for growing flowers and vegetables together. Gardens today are often too small to have a separate ‘veg patch.’
09.06.2024 - 17:02 / gardenerspath.com / Kristina HicksHamblin
When and How to Deadhead Cosmos Flowers
Cosmos are gorgeous annual or perennial flowers that no garden should be without!
When you grow these wispy summertime plants in your ornamental beds or among your vegetable crops, you might wonder if you should remove the faded blooms or just leave them be?
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If you’ve decided you prefer a tidy floral display with only fresh looking blooms, you may have questions about pruning off the faded floral parts of your cosmos plants:
Where do you cut exactly? And how do you tell the difference between a seed head and a fresh, new flower bud?
In this article I’ll present the pros and cons of this decision so you can choose whether or not to bother with deadheading the cosmos flowers in your garden or yard – and how to proceed if the pros win you over!
Here’s what I’ll cover:
Before we get started, if you want to review the basics of cultivating these summer annuals, be sure to read our complete guide to growing cosmos in the garden.
Should You Deadhead Cosmos Flowers?Rather than looking for guidance about how to prune, are you wondering if you actually need to cut back the faded blooms of Cosmos species in your garden or yard?
Afterall, there are so many other important summer activities that could take the place of this one – relaxing in the gazebo, planning ornamental landscaping around your favorite garden bench, or catching up on reading your stack of gardening books!
Commonly known as deadheading, removing spent flowers is a technique used by gardeners to refresh plants, encouraging more blooms and bushier growth.
I’ll present you with the pros and cons of undertaking this
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