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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 Lorelei,
The most important thing is to not drown the marigold plant with water. Water it sparingly for a few days, once in the morning and once in the evening. The leaves that are brown can be pinched off or left to fall off, but that’s ok. As long as there are still some green leaves and the stem is healthy, the plant has a good chance of recoverying.
I water them when the indicator says 3 or 4 so they stay moist, I pick off the ones that are dying. they get sun most of the day and are in regular store bought dirt. they started out VERY numerous
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Hi Denise,
It sounds like you could be over watering your marigolds. Try allowing the soil to become dry on the surface between each watering.
I have a question. I have Goldenmary in my garden and they were beautiful but suddenly a few days back they are like dying covered by like spider web, I did like a rinse with water to see if it goes away and fed them with the plant food but it did not got any better. What would any of you recommend me to do. Any comment is appreciated. thank you so much
It's possible that it could be spider mites. I got the same thing last year and when I looked it up that was one of the possibilities.
I have a question . Unfortunately I overwatered my French yellow marigolds . If I just let them dry out & trim back the dead ones will they be okay & come back okay??
Hi Lindsey,
Trim the dead sections and don’t water again until the soil is almost dry, but not bone dry. If the soil gets too dry, the plants could be shocked.
Hi, so, I'm leaving marigolds in a dark room without any water or light for 5 days for a science experiment. Do you have any idea how well it will survive in comparison to a Dianthus Flower and a Pansy Flower. I've been having trouble finding background information to back up my hypothesis. Thanks
- Codey
There seem to be mixed opinions about starting marigold seeds. Marigold seeds will germinate (sprout) in darkness once they sprout, they need light and will be ok in some darkness (nighttime). We have not developed a theory but these folks have and it might be of help (no mention of marigolds, btw): http://www.thompson-morgan.com/effect-of-light
Good luck!