French marigold, yellow — marigolds are much-loved annual plants with dense flowers in shades of yellow, orange and coppery red.
Botanical name: Tagetes patula
Sowing: under cover (35–45 days before planting out) or direct after the last frost
Spacing: 25 cm between plants, 30 cm between rows
Germination: 5–8 days at 20–22 °C; 8–12 days when sown directly in the ground
Height: 20–50 cm
Companion planting: plant among vegetables: the roots reduce soil nematode populations.
Contents: 0.8 g
| Life cycle | Annual |
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