The cosmos did not survive long enough to be transplanted outside (sorry Tina). Tina of In the Garden was kind enough to share cosmos and nigella seeds. Mr McGregors Daughter invited us all to review our annuals and comment on the best and worst of 2009.Ĭosmos were a success but not the ones I sowed myself. I'm hanging on to my fried green tomatoe recipes. Or maybe it's the sunflower- that might be inhibiting the ripening process ) I do have a few tiny Super Sweet Hundreds that are ripe and I've been making the most of them, but they just aren't the same as a huge, juicy Kellog's Breakfast or Black Krim. There must be some kind of color deficiency in the soil that is preventing them from turning red. They should have been ripening weeks ago. Still more tears ) These tomatoes have been sitting here with big green fruit forever. No such thing as too frilly in my garden. I'm partial to lots of petals and ruffles and it does fit that criteria. It might improve if I could just find the perfect companion bloom that would compliment the color. The red seems muddy and too orangey, not bright, clear orange but dull, drab orange. I was very disappointed in it then and am not much happier with it now. Last year was the first year it bloomed after planting the summer of 2007. Here comes the tears part-well, maybe not tears just disappointments.
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Not until mid September will these unwanted guests be gone and I can enjoy a few late blooming roses before the October freezes. On July 1 the hordes arrive and the roses are cut back to make sure they don't bloom.
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Roses are of course the special favorites of the beetles.