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Half-hardy Annual
Height: 12 inches
Position: Full Sun
Ideal For: Bedding, Border
Germination: Easy
Aftercare: Easy
Description
Giant heads, larger than a golf-ball, in rich bicolour shades of red and orange make this French Marigold one of the largest, and a striking feature for beds and borders. A premier bedding plant, easily grown to give non-stop summer colour.
Sowing Instructions
Sow March to May at 20-25C (68-77F) on the surface of a good free draining, damp seed compost. Cover with a very fine sprinkling of compost or vermiculite. Place in a propagator or seal container inside a polythene bag until after germination which usually takes 7-14 days. Do not exclude light as this helps germination.
Growing Instructions
Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle into trays or 7.5cm (3 inch) pots. Grow on in cooler conditions for 10-15 days before planting out after all risk of frost, 30cm (12 inches) apart.
Aftercare Instructions
Prefers any well-drained garden soil in full sun. Flowers summer.
Apr 28, 2007
put in baggies today to germ
Apr 30, 2007
sown inside today
Jun 10, 2007
not sure who is who out of these seedlings- probably won't even be sure after I pot them up today
my tagging system was less than effective this year- need to find a better way
Jun 30, 2007
Jul 8, 2007
ok, not sure what has survived and what hasn't out there- badly labeled to begin with, and my knowledge of leaves is pretty minimal
the sun got most of these anyway- the hardy ones lived (go nasturium, marigolds, geraniums and morning glories- well outside morning glories lived, inside ones all croaked)
Jul 11, 2007
ok, this is all of them- striped marvels have yet to bloom, and everyone else is not looking their best- they are either the wrong color or shape- so I'm thinking this is probably like a FFO type of thing and they will adjust....hopefully- if not I will never do marigold seeds again, it's not worth it when I can buy them cheap and they look fabulous
Jul 11, 2007
colossal they're not
Jul 13, 2007
Jul 13, 2007
ugh bed now please- keyed up and wired from the dry run of the NLN- god was that a disaster
