colour everywhere (Marigold)

Member Name: barbie84

Product:	Marigold
Date:	21/04/08 (108 review reads)
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Advantages: great plant

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Marigolds are a fantastic garden plant or i thought it was a plant untill i was looking at them in my gardening book last week where i discovered that they are not actually classified as a plant but as a herb although i still dont understand why.

Marigolds produce lovely flowers that are available in yellow burnt orange or red, they look and smell beautiful in your garden or cut in a vase.

You can either propogate them from seed in a green house in late febuary to give an early flower or plant them as i do directly into the soil in may after the risk of frost has gone.

There are two varietys available, dwarfs which i believe are french which only grow to 6 inches tall or the variety we have which gets to between 14 to 18 inches tall.

They are a very hardy plant and in climates like ours in england dont realy suffer from any pests, even my slugs dont seem to like them.

Direct sunlight is best as they like a lot of sun and quite dry soil but you will need to water them to keep the soil just slightly moist through the hotter summer months.

They produce a beautiful flower which adds colour to your garden all summer long and produce there own seeds so you will only ever have to buy seeds once and these are quite cheap to buy anyway at around 95p a pack.

Summary: a brilliant plant