fall seed gathering

today i picked off some of my cosmos seeds i just had to since some of the stalk got knocked down they are in the process of drying down and the seeds are a dark color so i hope they r going to be dry enough the rest i will leave on plant longer , i am going to try planting some this fall since the 2 plants that came up this year i did not plant so they had to be from last years planting , i guess the seeds can stand the winter yet it says on the package to plant after a frost. i want more of these beautys for next year they get quite tall so i plan to plant them behind shrubs and other tall flowers as they need staking to stay
upright so i am hoping the shrubs and other plants will hold them upright sept 10/08