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Aug 23, 2020 6:52 PM CST
New jersey
@nmoasis
Thank you so much for your replies! Again I am a newbie and really had no idea what I was doing.
I ordered my mix from American Meadows, they aren't dwarf, all of the same seeds.

A long story but will make it short. I planted my first batch at the left side on June 15. I had absolutely no idea what I was doing and before I knew it, I scattered the entire pack (1/4 pound) only at the left side of the fence.
I had to reorder more seeds and planted the back and right side a week later.


They were packed in there at the left but I couldn't get myself to pull them all out until a month later when I realized I'm not going to see flowers if I wouldn't do it. So I pulled out the entire bed and transplanted the bigger ones back in some new topsoil.

The ones at the right that are huge was actually the second batch of planting on June 22rd!

I had another mishap when the grass weed killer also got on the edge of the bed and I had to pull out a decent amount and transplanted from some more grounded areas to the front.

@lorettaNJ I would love to see your cupcakes! Can you show me what they look like at this point?
I was actually wondering why it was rooting at the bottom of the stem. Why is that? I thought I did something wrong there.

So at the end of the day... should I just pull or cut at the bottom to get these guys healthier? I probably already messed with their root system.

I'm attaching some of the pics of the original overcrowding, LOL.

The good news is that it was a great learning experience and can't wait until next year to grow them again properly.

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