Rachel's Journal

Mmmmm that Aster sounds gorgeous.

It's a tricky business these seedlings, I have sowed 2 lots of Cosmos Seashells Red and both germinated quickly appeared to be doing okay although I think the demise of the first lot was because they were moved into too cool an environment but the second have also gone, not sure what I've done wrong. The other cosmos at the moment are okay so fingers crossed and will sow some more of Seashells. Any tips on what to do?

Not really, Geraldine. One thing I have noticed about Cosmos seedlings is how they flop around the place for a long time. You can be tempted to just ditch them because it's hard to believe that they will ever stand up. But they do!

I potted mine on for the second time the night before last night and so far they are looking a lot better. But yea, they had been looking a bit sickly before that.

I don't know how big your Cosmos are, Jacinta, or how small your seed tray was. But, with the 24 cell trays, I would tend to leave mine in the cells until long after they straighten up.

I tried Zinnias once or twice but was never successful. Didn't realise they were difficult.

Its like a little creche trying to look after all these seedlings.

And I was never a good enough mother. Oh the sooner the weather warms up, the better. My brain is frazzled with what to do with them all.