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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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Hi,I bought 2 African mixed Marigold plant with beautiful flowers its all dry and dead in 2 weeks.I kept them back garden in a big Pot. what would be the reason please?
It's hard to tell what went wrong. Our first guess is that you didn't water the plants enough. Please see our planting and care information above to maybe pinpoint what happend.
this is my first time gardenning and i love it but i got seeds from marygold and zinnia from my flowers so i decided to replant them again. the seeds would not grow. I dont know why. is it because i brought them from 99 cents. ( cheap gardening)
Hi Monika, Thanks for your question. Seed quality is important in the sense that you want fresh seeds, not old seeds.
However, it could be another reason, too. Many people plant marigold seeds too deep. Don't plant more than a half-inch deep. You could use a pencil to make the hole. Some folks even scatter than on the top of the soil. Then water very lightly so the seeds set. The seeds should germinate in a few days.
Other tips: It can help to put the seeds in the fridge to cool for 6 weeks before you plant.
HELP, i live in florida and my marigolds are so happy they're taking over the rest of garden. Blooming like crazy, i dead head, but how do i get them from spreading so much? Is it safe to just cut them with scissors, or will that encourage more growth?
Pinching back will create a more compact marigold. To pinch, remove the terminal bud (which is the tip of the vegetative shoot) with your fingers and also remove the first set of leaves.
Help I have 3 small pots of marigolds....they sit on my front steps. It has been hot and we water them often. But they have stopped blooming and we have deadheaded them. The foliage seems very twig like now. I don't know what to do with them. Any ideas. Thank you
Hi Debra, It sounds like something has sucked the life out of your plants. Spider mites are the number one pest of marigolds. To see if your plants are infested, shake the plants over a sheet of white paper and look for crawling dots. The mites are very tiny. You can also inspect the plants using a magnifying glass. Look for fine webs, eggs, and mites on the undersides of the leaves. If the infestation is bad - and it sounds prtetty bad if the leaves have shrivelled to twigs - the best thing to do is bag it up and remove it from your landscape so it doesn't infect your other plants.
I live in a zone 5 area and am thinking about trying to plant some marigold on my familys property. How well can/will marigolds do in the wild? Are they a high Maintenance plant.
I let the seeds from last year's marigolds co e up, very big and healthy but few blooms. What is wrong?