Blooming for a long time, but undemanding and easy to care for - the decorative basket is an almost ideal summer flower for almost every garden. The only thing she really demands is lots of light. Then you can enjoy the colorful flowers.
How do you plant a decorative basket?
To plant a decorative basket, choose a sunny location and permeable, light soil, enrich it with a few nutrients, perhaps allow young plants to grow in spring, plant them at an ideal distance, water them well, and avoid Fertilize and water sparingly.
The best location and the right soil
The jewelry basket loves a location in full sun. Even in light shade or partial shade, it will not bloom as profusely as is natural. The soil should be permeable and light, but not too nutrient-rich. The jewelry basket is quite undemanding. You can safely avoid fertilizer for this plant. You should only water your cosmos a little when it is very dry.
Planting the decorative basket
Since the decorative basket is quite sensitive to cold, you should wait until the end of May to plant the young plants, when night frosts are no longer expected. Depending on the variety, the ideal planting distance is between twenty and forty centimeters. After all, jewelry baskets are between 40 cm and 2 m tall. Water the freshly planted Cosmea well, even if it otherwise only needs a little water.
Grow young plants yourself
You don't necessarily have to buy the young plants you need, because the decorative basket is quite easy to put forward. You can get the seeds (€2.00 on Amazon) from specialist retailers or from old plants. You can start sowing in pots as early as March or April. Be sure to use a nutrient-poor substrate or mix your potting soil with a little sand.
The best planting tips for the jewelry basket:
- sunny location
- permeable light soil
- low nutrients
- possibly prefer young plants in spring
- water well after planting
- no fertilizer
- water little or not at all later
Tip
If you would like to combine the decorative basket with other plants, then pay attention to the appropriate growth height. Some cosmos overgrow their neighbors too much.