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How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Marigold Flowers
The flowers of Tagetes marigolds are NOT edible, but those of Calendula are. The bright petals of Calendula add color and a spicy tang to salads and other summer dishes.
- The flower petals are sometimes cooked with rice to impart saffron’s color (but, unfortunately, not flavor).
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How about pictures of the various marigolds?
Is “deadheading” and “pinching back” the same
On a flower? Pictures?? Maybe silly but new to this.
can you plant marigolds and mums around each other?
Hi Judy,
You can certainly plant marigolds and mums in the same garden area. Both require full sun and well-draining soil.
Just be aware that both can spread quite a bit so you will want to give some space between plantings.
I have marigolds that have been reseeding themselves for a couple years now. How would I save the seeds to plant in other areas the following spring?
Hi Karen,
Instead of deadheading your marigolds, let spent flowers remain on the plant to dry. As the seed head matures, it will turn brown. To catch seeds you can place a paper bag underneath the spent blooms, but it is not always necessary. Once the seed pod is dry, remove them from the plant and allow to air dry for a few days. Then you can harvest the seeds from the pod and put in an envelope until you are ready to plant in the spring.
I have a 3' tall marigold plant that my daughter gave me. It's under the hummingbird feeder, so the little birds drop down to visit the flowers. I let the first 2 blooms whither so I could collect the seeds and put them in a large pot for next spring.
Good to know about watering,I always had problems with these beautiful flowers!! Love,love them! 🙏❤️🌼
I have some marigolds from a fried's father's funeral and all i can say is that they grow so well in all sorts of conditions and every time i go out to my front yard i am amazed by how they are flourishing!!! They look so pretty alongside all our yard plants. I love marigolds!!!
Plant marigolds in with your tomatoes plants, they keep the bugs away!
Here in New Zealand, I sow marigolds (French) in the autumn and have had no trouble with them surviving through the winter to give a great show right through the season and beyond (into winter). I took the cue by observing what happened when my marigolds were left to self seed, and noticed that the seedlings germinated naturally in the autumn. The transplanted seedlings (from in between the flagstones) have always done well over winter without any special care apart from a little liquid fertiliser when transplanted...