FREE: MARIGOLD SEEDS - 50

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This auction is for 50 Marigold seeds. They are perennials. They are the prettiest flowers & come back year after year. We dry the plants & harvest the seeds before Spring but they also re-seed themselves. They are very hearty. I will be listing more. This is a stock photo because I didn't take pictures last year, but this is what they look like- yellows and oranges. I believe they are French Marigolds.

Marigolds can be used anywhere to deter Mexican bean beetles, squash bugs, thrips, tomato hornworms, and whiteflies. They are also known to repel harmful root knot nematodes (soil dwelling microscopic white worms) that attack tomatoes, potatoes, roses, and strawberries. The root of the Marigold produces a chemical that kills nematodes as they enter the soil. If a whole area is infested, at the end of the season, turn the Marigolds under so the roots will decay in the soil. You can safely plant there again the following spring.

Marigolds are one of the easiest bedding plants around as far as cultivation. They will do well in a wide variety of soil types. They do require full sun & will not bloom well if they don't receive at least 6 hours of sun per day. They are sturdy plants. They will bloom from the beginning of the season all the way to the end if the dead flower heads are cut off every week or so. In mid summer, they may show some signs of slowing down, & at that point they could use a little general purpose fertilizer to perk them up again.

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