Tall and short marigolds

Marigold - flowers from the aster family, very popular among gardeners because of their unpretentiousness and ease of growing. There are many types of marigolds, but the most popular are erect (tall) marigolds, deviated (short) marigolds and thin-leaved marigolds (the latter are less common in our latitudes). They like to use marigolds to create ridges, flower beds, for color spots, etc.

Tall marigolds can reach a meter in height, have large, beautiful, rounded inflorescences. Perfect for decorating garden areas in groups with other lower flowers.

Low marigolds compact, branched bushes that can reach 40 cm in height or be only 15 cm in height. They have a varied range of flower colors, which helps create a beautiful flowerbed rich in color. Low marigolds are perfect for borders, carpet flower beds, and for decorating windows and balconies.

Thin-leaved marigolds inferior in their decorative value to tall and low marigolds, thin and graceful plants with small inflorescences, which are difficult to grow in our latitudes.

Marigolds are unpretentious plants that can be grown by sowing seeds in open ground or through seedlings. If the climatic conditions are harsh, then it is better to grow seedlings.You can collect seeds for sowing and seedlings yourself from your own flowers or buy them in stores; it is worth considering that marigolds are capable of cross-pollination and from the seeds collected in your flowerbed, flowers of a completely different color may grow next year. Purchased seeds will give more guaranteed results.

Seeds for seedlings must be sown in grooves created in the soil mixture, keeping a distance of one and a half cm between them, but seedlings can only be planted at a stable warm temperature, since hypothermia will destroy the seedlings.

Marigolds are not only resistant to various kinds of pests and diseases, they also repel pests of vegetable and berry crops, so it is advisable to plant flowers between vegetable beds.