Marigolds make easy-care bedding flowers and container plants, plus they can be used for companion planting and cut flowers. While starter plants are often sold at garden centers in spring, growing ...

Marigolds can be grown indoors before the last frost or directly sown after the danger of frost has passed outdoors. For thriving marigolds, place them under full sun, water them daily, trim leggy ...

Do marigolds really deter pests? Experts weigh in on whether marigolds really deter pests and recommend plants that act as ...

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— T. patula, known as African or American marigolds, can be direct-sown into the garden when soil is 70 F. In fine, loose soil, make a 2-inch deep furrow; water to soak the soil; scatter seeds in the ...

This time lapse demonstrates planting a marigold from a seed to flowers over 70 days. The marigold seed was chosen randomly from a mixed-seed package and planted in a pot. The seed was quickly ...

Lemon Gem is an heirloom marigold with neat, mound-shaped plants that are perfect for the edges of flowerbeds or in containers.

Some cut flower plants don't thrive when transplanted and they prefer their seeds be sown outdoors, directly into the garden without being moved.