When to plant marigolds: is it possible to sow in the ground before winter, how beautifully to plant in a flowerbed, a photo, can it be transplanted during flowering or in August?

There is a flower on our flowerbeds and balconies, which amateur gardeners celebrate for colorful, abundant flowering, which begins in June and continues until the autumn frosts when planted correctly. It is unpretentious in growing and only one bush can replace a whole flowerpot.

Marigolds (Tagetes, Chernobrivtsi, marigolds) - a genus of annual and perennial plants of the family Astrovidae or Compositae. It is represented by more than 50 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants. It comes from South America, where it grows in large quantities in the wild. In Europe, he got in the middle of the 16th century on the ships of travelers.

When is landing possible?

Since the flower is sensitive to frost, its early planting in the ground is not recommended. The transplantation of the finished planting material is carried out standardly in May-June after the frost has passed on the soil.

Is it possible to transplant during the flowering period?

Is transplantation possible during flowering? Flowering plants can be transplanted during the period when the buds are collected, the main thing is to follow simple rules: do not thicken the planting, there should be a ventilation distance between the plants. Marigolds are herbaceous flowering plants., in shape resemble small bushes with a strong and fairly thick stem and equally strong branches. Seedlings should have a well-formed root system and 3-4 healthy green leaves.

Training

Open ground

Marigolds will grow well and delight you with colorfulness on nutritious, loamy, neutral acid level soils. If marigolds are grown on poor soils, then regular feeding is necessary, which should be carried out during the growing season - 2-3 times during the summer (on how to feed marigolds for abundant flowering, read here).

For these colors, it is important that the soil is airy and loose, as well as good water permeability. They do not like dark and humid places. Dig the soil for planting and apply mineral fertilizer, also it will not be superfluous if, in the hole prepared for landing, you put expanded clay or other small stones to ensure good drainage.

Details about the features of care for marigolds and the rules for designing a beautiful flowerbed can be found here.

Pots

ATTENTION: In the growing conditions on the balcony, the pot is provided with good drainage of approximately 3 cm: pebbles, expanded clay or small stones. Take land for garden plants and mix it with peat or wood shavings.

All this is necessary for the earthball to breathe. When planting, remember that marigolds, or another name for them - Chernobrivtsi, are a bush, so it does not make sense to plant many bushes in one pot, do not allow thickening in the plantings: the risk of rotting increases greatly.

About the features of growing marigolds in pots or crates at home, read our article.

Time to start work in the garden

Marigold propagation is carried out in two ways.:

sowing seeds in open ground;
planting prepared seedlings.

Read more about the features of growing marigold from seeds in our material.

Spring-summer season

Planting seeds in open ground occurs in June, when the temperature of the topsoil (about 5 cm) reaches 15-20 ° C. Planting depth is from 1.5 cm to 3 cm. If sowing is late and is carried out in soil unsaturated with moisture, then it should be increased to 7 cm.

If you are interested in earlier flowering, then the sowing of marigold seeds for seedlings takes place in April, the planting of already grown plants for a permanent place is carried out in May (how to grow marigold seedlings yourself and when and how to sow it, read here). If there is a chance of frost, then simply cover the freshly planted seedlings with cover material. As practice shows, plants after such hotbeds are stronger.

Some varieties of marigold have earlier flowering dates.. For example, marigolds rejected, or "French" (T. patula), they gained their popularity for their compact appearance, which is suitable for decorating balconies and a shorter time before flowering, on average about 60 days from the time of sowing seeds.

TIP: It is necessary to land after all the night frosts have passed. Marigolds do not like frost, especially young plants.

Photo

Take a look at how beautiful marigolds planted on a flowerbed look like.

Is it possible to sow in August?

Transplanting for decorative purposes is possible in pots or crates, for open ground it is important to take into account the climatic features of the area (early soil frosts). It is not practical to sow seeds in open ground in August.

Under the winter

Now let's talk about sowing marigolds in the winter. There are subtleties. Growing in regions with milder climates gives good germination results. But since the flower is thermophilic and does not tolerate frost, and also does not like excessive moisture, the experiment for planting under the winter in northern latitudes can become rather unsuccessful. But our gardener is not looking for easy ways, we will try to formulate the basic rules for preparing for sowing marigold seeds for the winter.

To begin with, we clearly define for ourselves that place for planting marigolds must be prepared in the fall, preferably in September, well, or in the case of a protracted autumn in early October, cut grooves in the bed. To take care that it is not in the lowland, a place with a slight slope is perfect.

The soil should not be dense, if this takes place, then peat, bark, humus or sand should be applied in equal proportions and good loosening (digging). Further, the planting of seeds should be carried out only in well-frozen soil. Because a sudden thaw, which will bring excess moisture to the soil with it, will destroy your seeds, they will simply rot.

It is not bad to prepare the soil for the top filling in advance and leave it in a warm room. After planting the seeds and backfilling them with soil, it will be useful to cover them with a layer of leaves or thin wood chips of about 10 centimeters, and to prevent the wind from scattering them in the area, cover them with any net for bushes.

IMPORTANT: Please also note that when planting before winter, you need to take 1.5-2 times more seeds than in the spring-summer period. By following this small set of requirements, you can get a flowering meadow of marigolds from hardened seeds earlier than your neighbors.

Follow-up care

Marigolds need constant watering for several weeks after planting. But do not overdo it, because the plant is subject to a number of diseases caused by excessive waterlogging: gray rot, black leg and bacterial sores.

Next, flower care is a simple set of rules.:

loosening (air access to the roots and elimination of weed pressure);
watering (moderate, although marigold easily survives aridity, the plant may look wilted, but after watering the leaves gain strength);
top dressing (mineral fertilizers).

Marigolds can and should even be trimmed, as this will allow you to form a beautiful flowering bush, for this you only need to pinch a couple of lower branches. After the marigolds began to bloom, do not leave withered inflorescences, but break them off, this will contribute to more magnificent flowering and the formation of new inflorescences.

If you decide to collect marigold seeds, then leave a few dried plants, and after complete drying, collect seeds from them. Marigolds are well preserved seeds until spring.

Do not forget that all marigolds are hybrids, flowers from seeds will grow others, not like parent plants. Having bought seeds once, you can then not think about buying new ones (if you do not want to try a new variety), the marigold germination is high, it will be quite enough for you to collect seeds already from your grown plants.

If there is a flower so widespread throughout the world, then it is a sunny marigold. Get the seeds and, following simple planting rules, you will see this piece of sun in your garden.