- Seeds of the MM Garden
- Planty Sowing Calendar
- Are our seeds organic?
- What does F1 mean on the seeds of Planty Gardening?
- African marigold - sowing and growing
- Asian salad mix - sowing and growing
- Endive - sowing and growing
- Dino kale - sowing and growing
- Bush tomato
- Bush basil - sowing and growing
- Beet - sowing and growing
- Bush basil - sowing and growing
- Chioggia beet - sowing and growing
- Cos lettuce - sowing and growing
- Butter beans - sowing and growing
- Climbing zucchini - sowing and growing
- Liquorice mint - sowing and growing
- Yellomato - sowing and growing
- Marigold - sowing and growing
- Cucumber - sowing and growing
- Cilantro - sowing and growing
- Bibb lettuce - sowing and growing
- NZ spinach - sowing and growing
- Indian cress - sowing and growing
- Bok choi - sowing and growing
- Dino kale - sowing and growing
- Snow pea - sowing and growing
- Lettuce - sowing and growing
- Lettuce - sowing and growing
- Baby pumpkin - sowing and growing
- Radish - sowing and growing
- Arugola - sowing and growing
- Chard - sowing and growing
- Romano pole bean - sowing and growing
- Bacon bean - sowing and growing
- Spinach
- Bush bean - sowing and growing
- Stem lettuce - sowing and growing
- Sugar snap - sowing and growing
- Lamb's lettuce - sowing and growing
- Winter pea - sowing and growing
- Winter purslane - sowing and growing
- Winter lettuce - sowing and growing
- Carrot - sowing and growing
- Purple carrot - sowing and growing
- Sunflower - sowing and growing
Almost all information about plants has been included with the plants in our free app. So, you don't need to remember it.
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- Seeds of the MM Garden
- Planty Sowing Calendar
- Are our seeds organic?
- What does F1 mean on the seeds of Planty Gardening?
- African marigold - sowing and growing
- Asian salad mix - sowing and growing
- Endive - sowing and growing
- Dino kale - sowing and growing
- Bush tomato
- Bush basil - sowing and growing
- Beet - sowing and growing
- Bush basil - sowing and growing
- Chioggia beet - sowing and growing
- Cos lettuce - sowing and growing
- Butter beans - sowing and growing
- Climbing zucchini - sowing and growing
- Liquorice mint - sowing and growing
- Yellomato - sowing and growing
- Marigold - sowing and growing
- Cucumber - sowing and growing
- Cilantro - sowing and growing
- Bibb lettuce - sowing and growing
- NZ spinach - sowing and growing
- Indian cress - sowing and growing
- Bok choi - sowing and growing
- Dino kale - sowing and growing
- Snow pea - sowing and growing
- Lettuce - sowing and growing
- Lettuce - sowing and growing
- Baby pumpkin - sowing and growing
- Radish - sowing and growing
- Arugola - sowing and growing
- Chard - sowing and growing
- Romano pole bean - sowing and growing
- Bacon bean - sowing and growing
- Spinach
- Bush bean - sowing and growing
- Stem lettuce - sowing and growing
- Sugar snap - sowing and growing
- Lamb's lettuce - sowing and growing
- Winter pea - sowing and growing
- Winter purslane - sowing and growing
- Winter lettuce - sowing and growing
- Carrot - sowing and growing
- Purple carrot - sowing and growing
- Sunflower - sowing and growing
How to sow and grow marigold
Marigolds brighten up your vegetable garden box. They also improve the soil, ward off nematodes, and attract insects. Plus: the petals are edible.
What are marigolds?
Maybe marigolds aren't the first thing on the menu, but the petals are edible: great for brightening up your salads or desserts.
You can also use them for tea: marigold tea helps to reduce inflammation and treat stomach aches.
Marigold ointment or oil does wonders for your skin. It helps prevent wrinkles and liver spots. It's antiseptic and helps heal cuts and prevent scarring.
You can also use them for tea: marigold tea helps to reduce inflammation and treat stomach aches.
Marigold ointment or oil does wonders for your skin. It helps prevent wrinkles and liver spots. It's antiseptic and helps heal cuts and prevent scarring.
More about our marigold seeds
Marigolds brighten up your garden box. The plants improve the soil, ward off harmful insects and nasty nematodes, and attract beneficial insects.
Marigolds belong in every vegetable garden 😀
Marigolds belong in every vegetable garden 😀
- Species name: Pacific Beauty mixed
- Family: flower
- Plants per square patch: 2
- Height: up to 50 cm
- Sowing time: March-May and August-September
- Sowing depth: 0.5 to 1 cm
- Germination time: 14 - 18°C in 14 - 20 days
- Time to bloom: 8 to 10 weeks
- Sunlight: can grow in sun or semi-shade
Want to buy marigold seeds? We sell bags of marigold seeds separately and as part of our essentials seed pack:
What do you need to grow your own marigolds?
Here's everything you need to grow marigolds:
- a 30x30 cm patch with airy, nutrient-rich soil mix
- marigold seeds
- a place with at least 8 hours of sunlight a day
In other words, an MM-Mini, or a square patch in one of our garden boxes, filled with MM-Mix.
Growing marigolds in this perfect soil mix is super easy. If you use poor-quality (potting) soil, it's much harder and the results will be disappointing. So just go for the best 😉
Growing marigolds in this perfect soil mix is super easy. If you use poor-quality (potting) soil, it's much harder and the results will be disappointing. So just go for the best 😉
How to sow and grow marigold?
Our marigold is included in the free Planty Gardening app. Use it, and you'll get step-by-step guidance from seed to harvest.
Each vegetable goes through a number of stages - we call them levels. The app tells you exactly what to do at each level and checks in when your plants are ready for the next.
So you don't need to know how to grow marigolds before you start: the app takes you through every step.
But if you'd like to read more about those steps, here's what the process looks like:
Each vegetable goes through a number of stages - we call them levels. The app tells you exactly what to do at each level and checks in when your plants are ready for the next.
So you don't need to know how to grow marigolds before you start: the app takes you through every step.
But if you'd like to read more about those steps, here's what the process looks like:
Level 1: Sowing marigolds
Choose a square patch in the 2nd or 3rd row of your garden box. Loosen up the MM-Mix and sow like this:
- poke 4 holes in the patch (no deeper than 1 cm)
- put 2 in each hole
- carefully cover up the holes with soil mix
You sow in 4 holes because marigold seeds don't always germinate that easily. This way there's a high chance you'll get 2 beautiful plants - and that's all you need.
After about 3 weeks, you'll see something green come up. It depends a bit on the weather.
After about 3 weeks, you'll see something green come up. It depends a bit on the weather.
Level 2: Marigold seedlings
As soon as you see the first seedlings, you know things are going well. They probably won't all come up at once, but give it another week.
Then it's time for the next level.
Then it's time for the next level.
Level 3: Thinning marigold seedlings
When more than 1 seedling comes up in each spot that you sowed, choose the best ones and remove the rest: that's called thinning out. It might sound harsh, but it's necessary. The remaining plants need enough room to grow. You'll be glad you did it.
Level 4: Caring for your marigold plants
After a week or 2, your seedlings will become small plants. Choose the 2 best-looking plants and remove the others. Now you have the 2 marigold plants that you'll enjoy for weeks to come.
You hardly need to do anything now: if the weather's dry, give them some water and remove the odd dead or yellow leaf. Easy 🙂
You hardly need to do anything now: if the weather's dry, give them some water and remove the odd dead or yellow leaf. Easy 🙂
Level 5: Flowering marigolds
About 8 to 9 weeks after sowing, you'll see the first flowers. Cut off any dead flower heads immediately so new buds can take their place.
Marigolds grow fast and can get to be pretty big. If they get too big, just cut back a few stems.
Marigolds grow fast and can get to be pretty big. If they get too big, just cut back a few stems.
What do you use marigold for?
The top reason to grow marigolds is to make a great growing environment for your other plants. They keep pests away from your vegetables. Plus: they brighten up your garden box.
As a bonus, the petals are edible: a nice garnish for salads, rice dishes, and omelets.
You can also make tea from marigolds to help fight inflammation and treat stomach aches. Or make an ointment for healthy skin.
As a bonus, the petals are edible: a nice garnish for salads, rice dishes, and omelets.
You can also make tea from marigolds to help fight inflammation and treat stomach aches. Or make an ointment for healthy skin.
The final levels
Marigolds can be left in your garden box for the whole year. They keep blooming until it gets really cold. As they age, the petals fall off and the leaves turn brown. So, pick off any sad-looking flower heads and remove ugly or extremely long branches. The marigolds will keep producing new flowers.
In fall or humid weather, marigold plants can sometimes mildew. Just remove the affected leaves or branches.
If the plant gets really ugly then remove it completely. Tidy up your empty patch, and get ready to sow something new.
In fall or humid weather, marigold plants can sometimes mildew. Just remove the affected leaves or branches.
If the plant gets really ugly then remove it completely. Tidy up your empty patch, and get ready to sow something new.
So, what's stopping you from growing your own marigolds?
They are super easy to sow, grow, and maintain and the flowers are beautiful. They're also the best companion plants for your other vegetables.
Plus: with our app and materials, it's almost impossible to fail 😉
Order your marigold seeds here or get started with a complete starter kit:
Plus: with our app and materials, it's almost impossible to fail 😉
Order your marigold seeds here or get started with a complete starter kit:
Enjoy your marigolds!
About our seeds
- Seeds of the MM Garden
- Planty Sowing Calendar
- Are our seeds organic?
- What does F1 mean on the seeds of Planty Gardening?
- African marigold - sowing and growing
- Asian salad mix - sowing and growing
- Endive - sowing and growing
- Dino kale - sowing and growing
- Bush tomato
- Bush basil - sowing and growing
- Beet - sowing and growing
- Bush basil - sowing and growing
- Chioggia beet - sowing and growing
- Cos lettuce - sowing and growing
- Butter beans - sowing and growing
- Climbing zucchini - sowing and growing
- Liquorice mint - sowing and growing
- Yellomato - sowing and growing
- Marigold - sowing and growing
- Cucumber - sowing and growing
- Cilantro - sowing and growing
- Bibb lettuce - sowing and growing
- NZ spinach - sowing and growing
- Indian cress - sowing and growing
- Bok choi - sowing and growing
- Dino kale - sowing and growing
- Snow pea - sowing and growing
- Lettuce - sowing and growing
- Lettuce - sowing and growing
- Baby pumpkin - sowing and growing
- Radish - sowing and growing
- Arugola - sowing and growing
- Chard - sowing and growing
- Romano pole bean - sowing and growing
- Bacon bean - sowing and growing
- Spinach
- Bush bean - sowing and growing
- Stem lettuce - sowing and growing
- Sugar snap - sowing and growing
- Lamb's lettuce - sowing and growing
- Winter pea - sowing and growing
- Winter purslane - sowing and growing
- Winter lettuce - sowing and growing
- Carrot - sowing and growing
- Purple carrot - sowing and growing
- Sunflower - sowing and growing