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Ornamentals
Marigold
Tagetes erecta / T. patula
An annual with orange and yellow flowers all summer; it keeps nematodes away in the vegetable plot.
- Light
- Full sun (6 h or more)
- Height
- 0.3–0.8 m
- Watering
- Moderate: 2–3 times a week in summer
- Soil
- undemanding
- Edible?
- No: ornamental
- How to plant
- Sow in trays 0.5 cm deep; plant out at 4–6 leaves, 30 cm apart.
- Care
- Plant it among tomatoes and peppers. Deadhead to keep it flowering.
Calendar by climate
Warm coast
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mild Mediterranean
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Southern interior
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Continental interior
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Cold interior and uplands
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Atlantic
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Canary Islands (subtropical)
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
SowPlantHarvestPruneFeedTreat
Dates are for growing outdoors. You can start seedlings earlier indoors or in a greenhouse, but plant them out only once the frosts are over.
Feeding and doses
Mild Mediterranean
Not needed.
Pest prevention and doses
Mild Mediterranean
Not needed.
How easy to grow by climate
- Warm coastEasy
- Mild MediterraneanEasy
- Southern interiorEasy
- Continental interiorEasy
- Cold interior and uplandsNeeds regular careHard, long frosts
- AtlanticNeeds regular careRain and humidity: fungal disease
- Canary Islands (subtropical)Easy
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