Planting Tagetes & Marigolds
- These plants are well suited to pots, hanging baskets, beds and borders in full sun or partial shade.
- You can happily dot these in and around veg or other flowers, they add a good splash of colour and will attract pollinators as well as deterring whitefly and greenfly.
- Plant 20cm apart
Growing Tips:
- Keep them watered during dry spells, other than that they are fairly self-sufficient
- For longer flowering time, deadhead regularly.
- They will self-seed easily, so either leave flowers to go to seed if you are happy for them to spread in the borders, or keep dead-heading right through to the end of autumn.
Harvesting:
- Harvest flowers in the morning (when they are just opening, rather than in the evening when they are closing again)
- Use flowers to sprinkle into salads, or decorate cakes with them
Annual or Perennial?
Tagetes & Marigolds are best grown as an annual, although they may last a couple of seasons if it is mild over winter.
Are Tagetes/Marigolds good for Companion Planting?
Try planting tagetes and marigolds amongst tomatoes and other veggies to keep whitefly and greenfly at bay.