I use the Bathroom Gloves by Marigold which are quite long but sometimes I wish they where just couple of inch's longer......for the really nasty jobs.
What are the longest Rubber Gloves you easily buy in the UK ?
you can buy the ones that you use when sticking your arm up a cows bottom
Reply:You buy them from the vets, the ones he uses to do internals on cows
Reply:you can get rubber gloves that go up to the elbow they are used in factories etc they are acid resistant try them health %26amp;safety stores.
Reply:Garden centres sell them. If not, try an ironmongers. I bought an acid resist pair (not that I was dealing with acid lol - needed long armed ones when clearing the pond), they were made of strong rubber and had small cotton inner gloves (allergy resist), good length - to the elbow - very durable.
Reply:KINKY! lol
Reply:Bit of a theme going on with your questions here Joa.
Have a thing about rubber gloves do we?lol
Saturday, November 19, 2011
How does acid rain affect aquatic plants?
I'm doing some coursework for environmental science with the aim of investigating how acid rain concentration affects aquatic plants such as water marigold. I just need to know why acid rain results in the stunted growth. What does the acid do to the plant or the water to kill it?
Any answers would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
How does acid rain affect aquatic plants?
It helps plants grow.
Reply:acid dissolves the nutrients they really need like calcium, magnesium and potassium so their growth is stunted. plankton eat this and when there is too much they die.
Any answers would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
How does acid rain affect aquatic plants?
It helps plants grow.
Reply:acid dissolves the nutrients they really need like calcium, magnesium and potassium so their growth is stunted. plankton eat this and when there is too much they die.
I stay in Virginia , US.What plants can I grow indoors without them drying up or dying ?
I am new to this place. The climate here is so unpredictable. A few days it is sunny and most of the times it is cloudy. A marigold plant that I bought few weeks back is almost dying. What are the other plants that can be grown indoors with such a climate?
I stay in Virginia , US.What plants can I grow indoors without them drying up or dying ?
House Plants
Scroll down the screen for a list:
http://www.bhg.com/gardening/houseplants...
Reply:Pothos does great indoors. They like the sun so put it in reach. Ferns also do really good indoors but they can be a little tricky as to watering. What you do in place the stopper in the kitchen sink and fill halfway up with water mixed with plant food. Then place the potted fern in the water which should come halfway up the outside of the pot. Indoor ferns like to be from the bottom up so leave it there for an hour or so. And in house plants (except for African Violets and fuschias) loved to be sprayed with water.
Reply:Well first of all marigolds need full outdoor sun and lots of drainage.
There are tons of indoor plants to choose from, but if you are looking for an indoor plant with lots of flowers you may try an impatien. You will still need to put it in a bright windowsill but it doesn't require direct sun. I wintered impatiens like this a few years ago.. they do quite well.
Keep it watered, but be sure the pot has drainage. Seems that most pots come with saucers to set them in, or come as a single assembly. Those are a best bet when you are not sure if you are over watering.
Good luck!
Reply:I just got an orange tiger lily plant 2 weeks ago and it already looks dead after sitting on my back patio. But, as I was searching online to find plants that I could keep indoors that wouldn't need full sunlight, I came across articles about plants and indoor air quality. Apparently some plants are really good at filtering toxins of indoor air. So, you should check out this article on plants that grow well inside and clean your air.
http://www.movingtoanapartment.com/apart...
Reply:I'm in VA, too.
I grow Coleus, Peace Lily, African Violets, Angel Wing Begonia, Poinsettia, Diffenbachia, Pothos, Croton, Wax Plant and I have even had good luck keeping Impatiens in my home over the winter.
Reply:If you live in Arlington, VA try horsetails in your aquarium! But watch out for Sec. of Defense, Robert Gates....he hangs out around defense contracting plants...what a loser!
Reply:Just go to organicfarming.com
loops
I stay in Virginia , US.What plants can I grow indoors without them drying up or dying ?
House Plants
Scroll down the screen for a list:
http://www.bhg.com/gardening/houseplants...
Reply:Pothos does great indoors. They like the sun so put it in reach. Ferns also do really good indoors but they can be a little tricky as to watering. What you do in place the stopper in the kitchen sink and fill halfway up with water mixed with plant food. Then place the potted fern in the water which should come halfway up the outside of the pot. Indoor ferns like to be from the bottom up so leave it there for an hour or so. And in house plants (except for African Violets and fuschias) loved to be sprayed with water.
Reply:Well first of all marigolds need full outdoor sun and lots of drainage.
There are tons of indoor plants to choose from, but if you are looking for an indoor plant with lots of flowers you may try an impatien. You will still need to put it in a bright windowsill but it doesn't require direct sun. I wintered impatiens like this a few years ago.. they do quite well.
Keep it watered, but be sure the pot has drainage. Seems that most pots come with saucers to set them in, or come as a single assembly. Those are a best bet when you are not sure if you are over watering.
Good luck!
Reply:I just got an orange tiger lily plant 2 weeks ago and it already looks dead after sitting on my back patio. But, as I was searching online to find plants that I could keep indoors that wouldn't need full sunlight, I came across articles about plants and indoor air quality. Apparently some plants are really good at filtering toxins of indoor air. So, you should check out this article on plants that grow well inside and clean your air.
http://www.movingtoanapartment.com/apart...
Reply:I'm in VA, too.
I grow Coleus, Peace Lily, African Violets, Angel Wing Begonia, Poinsettia, Diffenbachia, Pothos, Croton, Wax Plant and I have even had good luck keeping Impatiens in my home over the winter.
Reply:If you live in Arlington, VA try horsetails in your aquarium! But watch out for Sec. of Defense, Robert Gates....he hangs out around defense contracting plants...what a loser!
Reply:Just go to organicfarming.com
loops
What plants do you wish you had never planted?
I have 4 plants I wish I had never planted, day lily, solidago, english marigold %26amp; mallow. What do you wish you had never planted?
What plants do you wish you had never planted?
A Maple I planted when I was eight. (I've got a photograph of myself holding its skinny little trunk. I was all dressed in dark red corduroy, very cool, thanks Mum).
The tree is now 40 feet high and my house is right behind it. I live in the dark and it's all my own fault! *lol*
Reply:Agree on the mint -- and some stupid green vine -- with white edges around the leaves -- was supposed to be a nice "complement". I've been killing it for years.
Also, I'm sorry the former owner planted "surprise lilies". I've dug out about 500 in three years, and they keep on re-populating and the stupid leaves come up in February and nearly kill everything else out.
Also am getting kinda sorry about the forsythia. I guess I think that nothing will ever grow, but it always does.
Reply:Verigated vinca minor, ugh. It's been terrible, but after 5 years I think I've finally gotten rid of it.
An old fashioned pink rambling rose, it is a horrible garden eating monster that tries to feed on the flesh of those who try to tame it. It blooms about a week or two a year and the rest of the time is spent sending out 25 foot long canes, trying to creating rooted babies, and destroying anything put out to control it. :(
Reply:I don't really regret anything I've planted. I think it's amazing that I can very nearly destroy a huge plot of mint and have it still come back (but usually in much smaller numbers). It is fun and a bit rewarding to take a shovel to a plot of vigorous bulbs and know that they will survive even if I remove 90% of them. I like their hardiness.
The things I regret are those that I did NOT plant like grass and BINDWEED! I really really hate bindweed (it's like wild minerature morning glories for those who don't know). I spend my summer trying to dig, pull, smother, etc. to no avail. Bindweed and Thistles...grrrrrrr.
Reply:Neighborus irritatus - a nasty weed that shows up where you do not want it, it knows no boundaries and it TAKES over. I consider it tops on the Noxious Weed List!
It does not respond well to Motherus irritatus 'White Trash' either (his mother, I mean).
It seems to have better response to Impatiens glandulifera (policeman's helmet). Hopefully he will be able to get the eviction papers done soon.
:)
Reply:A rose bush bought on sale susposed to be a climber but turned out to be a very unhappy tea rose,very tempermental,only get about 6 roses a year no matter what you do to it,about ready to throw it out.It just sits there most of the year with leaves and no roses its 3 years old.
Reply:Evening primrose (Oenothera) - very invasive with pale pink flowers, but my wife and granddaughter love them,
Lambs ears (Stachys) - somewhat invasive. Even the deer don't eat them.
Halls Japanese honeysuckle - again, too invasive.
Reply:Eucalyptus tree -
constantly need keeping in shape, shed bark everywhere, boring colour, leaves don't rot so have to be picked up, not good for wildlife, doesn't flower... need I go on?
Reply:Mint....it choked everything out.....and no matter what I do, it comes back.
I would think day lilies would be a plus in your garden.
Reply:lily because they overtake my garden i pulled some up by the roots last yr seems like they grew back this yr.i will pull some more up this yr.
Reply:Creeping Charlie. Every part that touches the ground roots and produces seed.
Reply:Ivy! AAAARRRGGGGGHHHHHH! It's slowly but surely taking over my front garden!!!! Heeeeeelp!
Reply:My leylandii tree! ;-)
Reply:I have two pampas grass plants near my pool. They have grown to enormous size and are taking over.
Reply:All the Dandelions in my lawns, I think my ex wife must have planted them. She's a wicked woman.
Reply:MINT.... can't get rid of it now.
What plants do you wish you had never planted?
A Maple I planted when I was eight. (I've got a photograph of myself holding its skinny little trunk. I was all dressed in dark red corduroy, very cool, thanks Mum).
The tree is now 40 feet high and my house is right behind it. I live in the dark and it's all my own fault! *lol*
Reply:Agree on the mint -- and some stupid green vine -- with white edges around the leaves -- was supposed to be a nice "complement". I've been killing it for years.
Also, I'm sorry the former owner planted "surprise lilies". I've dug out about 500 in three years, and they keep on re-populating and the stupid leaves come up in February and nearly kill everything else out.
Also am getting kinda sorry about the forsythia. I guess I think that nothing will ever grow, but it always does.
Reply:Verigated vinca minor, ugh. It's been terrible, but after 5 years I think I've finally gotten rid of it.
An old fashioned pink rambling rose, it is a horrible garden eating monster that tries to feed on the flesh of those who try to tame it. It blooms about a week or two a year and the rest of the time is spent sending out 25 foot long canes, trying to creating rooted babies, and destroying anything put out to control it. :(
Reply:I don't really regret anything I've planted. I think it's amazing that I can very nearly destroy a huge plot of mint and have it still come back (but usually in much smaller numbers). It is fun and a bit rewarding to take a shovel to a plot of vigorous bulbs and know that they will survive even if I remove 90% of them. I like their hardiness.
The things I regret are those that I did NOT plant like grass and BINDWEED! I really really hate bindweed (it's like wild minerature morning glories for those who don't know). I spend my summer trying to dig, pull, smother, etc. to no avail. Bindweed and Thistles...grrrrrrr.
Reply:Neighborus irritatus - a nasty weed that shows up where you do not want it, it knows no boundaries and it TAKES over. I consider it tops on the Noxious Weed List!
It does not respond well to Motherus irritatus 'White Trash' either (his mother, I mean).
It seems to have better response to Impatiens glandulifera (policeman's helmet). Hopefully he will be able to get the eviction papers done soon.
:)
Reply:A rose bush bought on sale susposed to be a climber but turned out to be a very unhappy tea rose,very tempermental,only get about 6 roses a year no matter what you do to it,about ready to throw it out.It just sits there most of the year with leaves and no roses its 3 years old.
Reply:Evening primrose (Oenothera) - very invasive with pale pink flowers, but my wife and granddaughter love them,
Lambs ears (Stachys) - somewhat invasive. Even the deer don't eat them.
Halls Japanese honeysuckle - again, too invasive.
Reply:Eucalyptus tree -
constantly need keeping in shape, shed bark everywhere, boring colour, leaves don't rot so have to be picked up, not good for wildlife, doesn't flower... need I go on?
Reply:Mint....it choked everything out.....and no matter what I do, it comes back.
I would think day lilies would be a plus in your garden.
Reply:lily because they overtake my garden i pulled some up by the roots last yr seems like they grew back this yr.i will pull some more up this yr.
Reply:Creeping Charlie. Every part that touches the ground roots and produces seed.
Reply:Ivy! AAAARRRGGGGGHHHHHH! It's slowly but surely taking over my front garden!!!! Heeeeeelp!
Reply:My leylandii tree! ;-)
Reply:I have two pampas grass plants near my pool. They have grown to enormous size and are taking over.
Reply:All the Dandelions in my lawns, I think my ex wife must have planted them. She's a wicked woman.
Reply:MINT.... can't get rid of it now.
Is it true, that marigolds act as a natural pest deterent?
Ive planted them amongst my vegetables on a friends advice.
Is it true, that marigolds act as a natural pest deterent?
This technique takes advantage of the various ways different plants complement or protect one another, thereby promoting each others' healthy growth. Marigolds, for example, have a natural resistance to insects, and planting marigolds as a border around the garden, or among vegetables, seems to discourage both insect and animal pests in colorful fashion.
Reply:Yes, it's the smell that they don't like.
Reply:I`ve heard that deer %26amp;rabbits don`t like them.
Reply:Well, there is some benefit to interplanting them with tomatoes - but Marigolds ATTRACT earwigs, which eat all the foliage off the flowers and creep me out no end. I have never noticed any real deterrent effect.
Reply:yes it's true. however, next time, you may want to place pots of them in the garden. i think you'll find that they expand quite a bit. i once planted about a dozen plants in a 15 foot border and they completely filled it in. pots contain them better
Reply:I know my mother use to use them in her flower and vegetable garden to attract bees for pollination.
Reply:Marigolds are a great companion plant for tomatoes!
Marigolds put out an oil similar to tannin that deters Nematodes, a tiny little worm that eat root hairs.
If there are enough of them in your garden soil the Nematodes will cause stunted growth and yellowing of leaves.
Nematodes can build up in the soil over the years and can be found in lawns as well.
.
The aroma of Marigolds is supposed to bother a few other insects but I've seen no proof of this yet.
Reply:Yes they work great..and are good for the environment
Reply:yes
Reply:Yes
Reply:I have friends that grow their garden organically, and they swear by marigolds.
Reply:So they say......my cats still pee amongst the 'maters. :-((
Reply:It's true. A natural deterent against aphids and cutworms.
Reply:Yes, the aroma deters several types of pests.
Reply:yes - they work wonders! i do it every year and am still amazed!
Is it true, that marigolds act as a natural pest deterent?
This technique takes advantage of the various ways different plants complement or protect one another, thereby promoting each others' healthy growth. Marigolds, for example, have a natural resistance to insects, and planting marigolds as a border around the garden, or among vegetables, seems to discourage both insect and animal pests in colorful fashion.
Reply:Yes, it's the smell that they don't like.
Reply:I`ve heard that deer %26amp;rabbits don`t like them.
Reply:Well, there is some benefit to interplanting them with tomatoes - but Marigolds ATTRACT earwigs, which eat all the foliage off the flowers and creep me out no end. I have never noticed any real deterrent effect.
Reply:yes it's true. however, next time, you may want to place pots of them in the garden. i think you'll find that they expand quite a bit. i once planted about a dozen plants in a 15 foot border and they completely filled it in. pots contain them better
Reply:I know my mother use to use them in her flower and vegetable garden to attract bees for pollination.
Reply:Marigolds are a great companion plant for tomatoes!
Marigolds put out an oil similar to tannin that deters Nematodes, a tiny little worm that eat root hairs.
If there are enough of them in your garden soil the Nematodes will cause stunted growth and yellowing of leaves.
Nematodes can build up in the soil over the years and can be found in lawns as well.
.
The aroma of Marigolds is supposed to bother a few other insects but I've seen no proof of this yet.
Reply:Yes they work great..and are good for the environment
Reply:yes
Reply:Yes
Reply:I have friends that grow their garden organically, and they swear by marigolds.
Reply:So they say......my cats still pee amongst the 'maters. :-((
Reply:It's true. A natural deterent against aphids and cutworms.
Reply:Yes, the aroma deters several types of pests.
Reply:yes - they work wonders! i do it every year and am still amazed!
I am growing marigolds form seed for the first time and the seedlings have purple spots on the leaves ?
Also the stems are all purple. Is something wrong or is this normal?
I am growing marigolds form seed for the first time and the seedlings have purple spots on the leaves ?
Yeah, that is normal. Just wait it out and they should be fine. Seedlings do a lot of weird little things when they are germinating. Marigolds are pretty easy plants to grow, and not very touchy. So just sit back and let them go.
Good Luck.
Reply:Some varities of marigolds have purple blotches. Not tiny specs but pea sized or larger.
I am growing marigolds form seed for the first time and the seedlings have purple spots on the leaves ?
Yeah, that is normal. Just wait it out and they should be fine. Seedlings do a lot of weird little things when they are germinating. Marigolds are pretty easy plants to grow, and not very touchy. So just sit back and let them go.
Good Luck.
Reply:Some varities of marigolds have purple blotches. Not tiny specs but pea sized or larger.
What are the most fragrant type of Marigolds?
I'm looking to grow my own Marigolds from seeds indoors. I want to put them in my kitchen for the strong but not overpowering fragrance, and so I would like a type or breed that is the MOST fragrant. Does anyone know of one? Or could I pretty much just get any kind? Any input would be great, I know how to grow them I just am looking for a specific type because there exist so many crossbreeds.
What are the most fragrant type of Marigolds?
Most of the smell of Marigolds is concentrated in the foliage. The flowers themselves are almost odorless.
Signet marigolds (Tagetes tenuifolia), also called gem marigolds, have citrus-scented foliage that is lacier than standard marigold foliage and a lighter shade of green. The blossoms are small and dainty, with a single rim of petals. Mexican mint marigold (T. lucida), also called Mexican tarragon marigold, has the scent of anise and can be used in cooking as a substitute for tarragon.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.ht...
Signet marigold (Tagetes tenuifolia) varieties: 'Lemon Gem' and 'Tangerine Gem' have outstanding foliage fragrance.
http://home.howstuffworks.com/signet-mar...
Tagetes lemmonii (mountain marigold). Bushy perennial (to 3’), native to S. Ariz. canyons. Clusters of 1" yellow flowers from Sept.-Mar. Attracts butterflies, but its strong odor discourages browsers. However, Mountain Valley Growers calls its scent tangerine or lemon-mint.
T. lucida also known as mint-scented marigold, Mexican marigold mint, cloud plant or Mexican tarragon , has aromatic leaves that can be used as a substitute for French tarragon or as a stimulating tea.
http://butterflygardeners.com/marigold.h...
Reply:All marigolds have a strong scent and some people consider it an ODOUR. They work well to keep the bugs down in a garden.
The Muse
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What are the most fragrant type of Marigolds?
Most of the smell of Marigolds is concentrated in the foliage. The flowers themselves are almost odorless.
Signet marigolds (Tagetes tenuifolia), also called gem marigolds, have citrus-scented foliage that is lacier than standard marigold foliage and a lighter shade of green. The blossoms are small and dainty, with a single rim of petals. Mexican mint marigold (T. lucida), also called Mexican tarragon marigold, has the scent of anise and can be used in cooking as a substitute for tarragon.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.ht...
Signet marigold (Tagetes tenuifolia) varieties: 'Lemon Gem' and 'Tangerine Gem' have outstanding foliage fragrance.
http://home.howstuffworks.com/signet-mar...
Tagetes lemmonii (mountain marigold). Bushy perennial (to 3’), native to S. Ariz. canyons. Clusters of 1" yellow flowers from Sept.-Mar. Attracts butterflies, but its strong odor discourages browsers. However, Mountain Valley Growers calls its scent tangerine or lemon-mint.
T. lucida also known as mint-scented marigold, Mexican marigold mint, cloud plant or Mexican tarragon , has aromatic leaves that can be used as a substitute for French tarragon or as a stimulating tea.
http://butterflygardeners.com/marigold.h...
Reply:All marigolds have a strong scent and some people consider it an ODOUR. They work well to keep the bugs down in a garden.
The Muse
ice skates
Will my marigolds keep the birds away?
I planted some marigolds right near my birdfeeders, but then i learned that they keep small animals away. will they keep the birds away too?
Will my marigolds keep the birds away?
No mostly they are found obnosious to bugs.
Reply:My friend I would concern myself more with squirrels than with the birds. Color attracts birds. Birdseed attracts the squirrels. Make sure you have a feeder that has a minimum of two or three cone and cup shaped deters. I found that a weekly application of Petroleum Jelly along the base also helped keep them away. Small animals will eat what is on the ground. That pesky squirrel will jump into the feeder!!
Reply:No. Marigolds are great companion plants for deterring insect pests (soil eelworm, aphids, blackfly) and also rabbits and deer but they don't affect birds for two reasons: birds are omnivorous and much prefer seeds and insects to plant leaves and secondly, birds don't really have a sense of smell so will not notice any pungent plants. Only Calendula marigolds and some pungent Tagetes marigolds deter insects; many modern French and African marigolds have no aroma.
Will my marigolds keep the birds away?
No mostly they are found obnosious to bugs.
Reply:My friend I would concern myself more with squirrels than with the birds. Color attracts birds. Birdseed attracts the squirrels. Make sure you have a feeder that has a minimum of two or three cone and cup shaped deters. I found that a weekly application of Petroleum Jelly along the base also helped keep them away. Small animals will eat what is on the ground. That pesky squirrel will jump into the feeder!!
Reply:No. Marigolds are great companion plants for deterring insect pests (soil eelworm, aphids, blackfly) and also rabbits and deer but they don't affect birds for two reasons: birds are omnivorous and much prefer seeds and insects to plant leaves and secondly, birds don't really have a sense of smell so will not notice any pungent plants. Only Calendula marigolds and some pungent Tagetes marigolds deter insects; many modern French and African marigolds have no aroma.
Flower website? Where I can show my boys what to expect from marigolds and sunflowers?
I've just helped my boys (ages 3 and 5) plant marigolds and sunflowers. I'd like to find a website that shows pictures of them (and maybe offers a timeline?) sprouting, budding, and blooming, so they will know the stages to look for.
Know a site?
Flower website? Where I can show my boys what to expect from marigolds and sunflowers?
Check out gardenweb.com, go to annuals section. Then post a question asking for your specifics, folks are generally very eager to be helpful.
Know a site?
Flower website? Where I can show my boys what to expect from marigolds and sunflowers?
Check out gardenweb.com, go to annuals section. Then post a question asking for your specifics, folks are generally very eager to be helpful.
What color would you paint your walls in the living room if you had chocolate brown leather furniture?
I am thinking of a marigold or butterscoth. What about a lighter burgundy color?
What color would you paint your walls in the living room if you had chocolate brown leather furniture?
If you got a photo of the room, post it in the Makeover Gallery at roomvues.com and get more suggestions from the roomvues community. It is hard to give you any real good advice without seeing what the room and furniture look like.
http://www.roomvues.com
Reply:I would choose a tangerine shade.
Reply:either a deep red/maroon, or a light cream... depending on your personality
Reply:Beige, Then any rugs or other accessories will be fine.
Reply:off white or cream maybe a yellowish color
Reply:Sherwin Williams has an awesome color called hemp and then you can do the trim (baseboards %26amp; crown molding) in satchel. Burgundy would be pretty as an accent wall but you will enjoy having lighter walls if you have dark furniture. Good luck!
Reply:Nice-or sage or tans too
Check HGTV.com for a great referance library of ideas
Reply:With dark furniture lighter walls look better. You don't want the room to be too dark. The butterscotch sounds nice or maybe a cafe au lait shade of beige. Nice and warm
Reply:personally, I like warm and cozy, so would go with a forest green
Reply:Any Earth Color
Reply:butterscotch sounds nice.
a golden-yellowish. even a beige.
or a dusty green-grey.
anything really would match!
what you can do is go on yahoo image search and look up 'brown living room furniture' and you will get pictures of brown living room sets and you can look at the color of the walls to get an idea of what you think looks good.
Reply:any of the muted jewel tones or earth tones would work - just depends on how adventerous you are
Reply:any type of off-white that is cream colored with a hint of beige in it.
Reply:Butterscotch or a light butter color would look beautiful. It would really set off your furniture. You could use a deep burgundy for curtains or else perhaps chocolate colored curtains -- either would fit in and really make the room "designer" looking.
Reply:Brown is considered a neutral color so you can use any color you like. Any of the colors you suggested are fine however, if you choose a darker color like the burgundy you might want to do it on one accent wall and tie it into the other walls through your rug and accessories and accents.
Reply:magnolia wif 1 brown wall xx
Reply:Something lighter, like "favorite tan" by sherwin williams:
http://sherlink.sherwin.com/swapp/color_...
Reply:Love the marigold and butterscotch! My formal living room has a brown leather sofa, mahogany piano and other dark wood pieces. I painted the walls Glidden Manila Tan (though I didn't use the Glidden paint, just the color) and the trim is a creamy white (Bher Swiss Coffee). Check out this web site, it will help you visualize the colors for your room. http://sherlink.sherwin.com/swapp/color_...
What color would you paint your walls in the living room if you had chocolate brown leather furniture?
If you got a photo of the room, post it in the Makeover Gallery at roomvues.com and get more suggestions from the roomvues community. It is hard to give you any real good advice without seeing what the room and furniture look like.
http://www.roomvues.com
Reply:I would choose a tangerine shade.
Reply:either a deep red/maroon, or a light cream... depending on your personality
Reply:Beige, Then any rugs or other accessories will be fine.
Reply:off white or cream maybe a yellowish color
Reply:Sherwin Williams has an awesome color called hemp and then you can do the trim (baseboards %26amp; crown molding) in satchel. Burgundy would be pretty as an accent wall but you will enjoy having lighter walls if you have dark furniture. Good luck!
Reply:Nice-or sage or tans too
Check HGTV.com for a great referance library of ideas
Reply:With dark furniture lighter walls look better. You don't want the room to be too dark. The butterscotch sounds nice or maybe a cafe au lait shade of beige. Nice and warm
Reply:personally, I like warm and cozy, so would go with a forest green
Reply:Any Earth Color
Reply:butterscotch sounds nice.
a golden-yellowish. even a beige.
or a dusty green-grey.
anything really would match!
what you can do is go on yahoo image search and look up 'brown living room furniture' and you will get pictures of brown living room sets and you can look at the color of the walls to get an idea of what you think looks good.
Reply:any of the muted jewel tones or earth tones would work - just depends on how adventerous you are
Reply:any type of off-white that is cream colored with a hint of beige in it.
Reply:Butterscotch or a light butter color would look beautiful. It would really set off your furniture. You could use a deep burgundy for curtains or else perhaps chocolate colored curtains -- either would fit in and really make the room "designer" looking.
Reply:Brown is considered a neutral color so you can use any color you like. Any of the colors you suggested are fine however, if you choose a darker color like the burgundy you might want to do it on one accent wall and tie it into the other walls through your rug and accessories and accents.
Reply:magnolia wif 1 brown wall xx
Reply:Something lighter, like "favorite tan" by sherwin williams:
http://sherlink.sherwin.com/swapp/color_...
Reply:Love the marigold and butterscotch! My formal living room has a brown leather sofa, mahogany piano and other dark wood pieces. I painted the walls Glidden Manila Tan (though I didn't use the Glidden paint, just the color) and the trim is a creamy white (Bher Swiss Coffee). Check out this web site, it will help you visualize the colors for your room. http://sherlink.sherwin.com/swapp/color_...
How do you protect plants from birds who try to eat it?
Hi i have a nice marigold in my balcony and birds keep eating it. how do i make them stop?
How do you protect plants from birds who try to eat it?
you can hang or tie something very shiny like foil around the area it scares birds.. I just went to the $ .99 store and bought a couple of chimes, and hung them, the noise and movement also frighten them.
You can also go to any Walmart , Lowes etc etc. and buy a fake owl .. They're cheaper at Wal Mart.. Or like someone mentioned there is special netting and the birds can't get to the flowers. Good Luck ..
Reply:Put up some kind of barrier is best. Like netting or a decorative awning, or add spikes aroung and in the plant, they won't like that!
I have never heard of them messing with Marigolds though! Are you sure it's birds? Seen them? I know squirrels mess with most anything when they are hungry!
Reply:rubber Snake
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How do you protect plants from birds who try to eat it?
you can hang or tie something very shiny like foil around the area it scares birds.. I just went to the $ .99 store and bought a couple of chimes, and hung them, the noise and movement also frighten them.
You can also go to any Walmart , Lowes etc etc. and buy a fake owl .. They're cheaper at Wal Mart.. Or like someone mentioned there is special netting and the birds can't get to the flowers. Good Luck ..
Reply:Put up some kind of barrier is best. Like netting or a decorative awning, or add spikes aroung and in the plant, they won't like that!
I have never heard of them messing with Marigolds though! Are you sure it's birds? Seen them? I know squirrels mess with most anything when they are hungry!
Reply:rubber Snake
skates
What is a thirp and how can I kill it?
I have these little bugs infesting my garden plants. I did some internet research and I think that they are called thirps. They are turning my marigold leaves silver and they look like worms with legs. The problem is I can't find any products that indicate that they get rid of these pesky little critters. I have tried about four different sprays and three or four days later......thirps, thirps everywhere. I read that you can use a 'soap' but I have no idea what kind of soap they are talking about. I'm new to gardening, but my green thumb mother has no answers for me. So, I'm looking to you for answers.
What is a thirp and how can I kill it?
If your're talking about a thrip your best natural cure is ladybugs. They will wipe out just about any bad insect in no time flat. Start planting flowers and such to attract all your beneficial bugs so you'll never have to worry about the bad ones infesting your plants again.
Reply:Using an insecticide with an ingredient called acephate should kill them.
Reply:Hi,
These nasty little pests can be a problem. You are quite right, though, about using soap to kill them.
Yes, certain pesticides will effectively treat them, but they all cost money and are expensive to use. If you use a household washing-up liquid, such as 'Fairy' (no real need to buy one that's kind to your hands...you don't want it to be 'kind' to the bugs!)
Make a 'mix' of the liquid with water and spray, using an aerosol-type bottle, all over the leaves (remember the undersides) and you'll find them all gone in a day or so. You may need to keep doing this for a while, as they are very tough little buggers, but once you've established a bug-free zone, you'll only have to defend periodically against wind-borne stragglers.
Good luck,
BobSpain
Reply:A tablespoon of dish soap is all you need in a spray bottle.
What is a thirp and how can I kill it?
If your're talking about a thrip your best natural cure is ladybugs. They will wipe out just about any bad insect in no time flat. Start planting flowers and such to attract all your beneficial bugs so you'll never have to worry about the bad ones infesting your plants again.
Reply:Using an insecticide with an ingredient called acephate should kill them.
Reply:Hi,
These nasty little pests can be a problem. You are quite right, though, about using soap to kill them.
Yes, certain pesticides will effectively treat them, but they all cost money and are expensive to use. If you use a household washing-up liquid, such as 'Fairy' (no real need to buy one that's kind to your hands...you don't want it to be 'kind' to the bugs!)
Make a 'mix' of the liquid with water and spray, using an aerosol-type bottle, all over the leaves (remember the undersides) and you'll find them all gone in a day or so. You may need to keep doing this for a while, as they are very tough little buggers, but once you've established a bug-free zone, you'll only have to defend periodically against wind-borne stragglers.
Good luck,
BobSpain
Reply:A tablespoon of dish soap is all you need in a spray bottle.
What color should I paint my walls?
I just installed red oak hard wood floors in my living room/ dining room area. The trim is all builder grade oak (kinda darker), not the best, but I can't replace it without replacing all the doors in my house - too expensive right now.
My walls are a camel yellow and a much darker marigold yellow as an accent, I've always hated the wall color but haven't had the time to change it. Problem is, the light reflects off the floors and gives all the walls an orangeytint and it looks even worse.
Needless to say, I don't want the hassle of trying to find the right shade of yellow so I'm looking for other color combinations that would be good. Preferrably a darker color for an accent wall %26amp; a lighter color on the rest of the walls.
My boyfriend thinks something with a grey tone would be nice and wouldn't clash with the baseboards.
I'm not afraid of color, I'd prefer something earthy, something appealing to most people - no bright reds or anything crazy like that.
Any suggestions?
What color should I paint my walls?
Since your wood is a very warm shade, I'd go completely opposite to provide a nice contrast. On the color wheel, red is opposite from green so they are complimentary colors. Full saturated colors would look like Christmas, but I'm referring to more dulled down "dirty" sophisticated colors. Since your oak has a reddish tint, I'd go with a nice, neutral olive or sage green or if you want a teeny bit more color a nice celedon green (similar to sage, but has less brown in it and a little more blue-green. It's still a nice neutral) Be sure not to go too "primary" or mint with the green or it can look unsophisicated. Get several color swatches and pin them to the walls in your area and look at them at neumerous times during the day. Color can totally change throughout the day in hue or tint due to the natural light (or lack of it) coming in through the windows. After a few days, it should become obvious which color works best with your wood.
I'd avoid a gray tone. Grey is extremely cool and it's hard to match other decor options with it unless someone has a very minimal, modernist decor. I love green and think it would be a nice fresh contrast to your wood.
Reply:If your entire downstairs has 1 connecting wall and you don't want it to appear too "one note" maybe paint just one accent wall the earthy green and the rest a nice coordinating neutral (with no yellow tones) Report It
Reply:FIRST narrow your wall colour choices to 3. SECOND get small cans of the 3 colours and paint the an area of the wall near the floorboards and where the sunlight hits - you're going to paint anyway, and this is a good test to see which is best for look and to cover the old paint. (but, I strongly suggest you prime the walls first anyway - CIL is the best paint in north america, for all sorts of purposes, in my opinion) THIRD, my suggestion is consider at lighter green for the walls and a pearl/ivory colour for accent - this combo will endure many furniture or fabric changes over the years and never burden those changes with limitations
Reply:Any earth tone would be great
Reply:a brown for an accent wall and a lighter warmer tone beige will look great they just did a home on design to sell on hgtv and it looked fabulous....
Reply:A discussion with a professional color consultant can help to decide individual needs and select appropriate color. However having taken a number of things into thought when decorating a room, such as the size of the space, the amount of light, the function if the room, and the style and mood we wish to create, we finally, and most importantly, need to consider the needs of the people who use it.
Reply:I would check with the color "oil cloth" nice , warm and neutral
Reply:You should not be matching your floor and trim color to the wall. What colors are your furniture? Your rugs? You should be pulling a color out of these items to put on your walls. This will give you a pulled together beautiful room. Use flat paint on the ceiling and walls since your floor is gloss finished.
Reply:Sherwin Williams has a color called "Interesting aqua." Although "aqua" might sound too bright %26amp; scary, it's actually a medium dusty blue, closer to gray. For an accent wall, just do a darker color in that same strip, like "riverway" or "still water." I think it will look beautiful.
Reply:Believe it or not... I say chocolate brown. Find a color that you like though and go 2 colors down or up on the color swatch for the accents.
Grey can be tricky... make sure not to get a grey with pink tones.
Go to a paint store and pick out several options, then take them home and look at them for a few days. The light in the room and the flooring can cause a color to look different at home, so be sure to test it before you buy gallons of paint.
My walls are a camel yellow and a much darker marigold yellow as an accent, I've always hated the wall color but haven't had the time to change it. Problem is, the light reflects off the floors and gives all the walls an orangeytint and it looks even worse.
Needless to say, I don't want the hassle of trying to find the right shade of yellow so I'm looking for other color combinations that would be good. Preferrably a darker color for an accent wall %26amp; a lighter color on the rest of the walls.
My boyfriend thinks something with a grey tone would be nice and wouldn't clash with the baseboards.
I'm not afraid of color, I'd prefer something earthy, something appealing to most people - no bright reds or anything crazy like that.
Any suggestions?
What color should I paint my walls?
Since your wood is a very warm shade, I'd go completely opposite to provide a nice contrast. On the color wheel, red is opposite from green so they are complimentary colors. Full saturated colors would look like Christmas, but I'm referring to more dulled down "dirty" sophisticated colors. Since your oak has a reddish tint, I'd go with a nice, neutral olive or sage green or if you want a teeny bit more color a nice celedon green (similar to sage, but has less brown in it and a little more blue-green. It's still a nice neutral) Be sure not to go too "primary" or mint with the green or it can look unsophisicated. Get several color swatches and pin them to the walls in your area and look at them at neumerous times during the day. Color can totally change throughout the day in hue or tint due to the natural light (or lack of it) coming in through the windows. After a few days, it should become obvious which color works best with your wood.
I'd avoid a gray tone. Grey is extremely cool and it's hard to match other decor options with it unless someone has a very minimal, modernist decor. I love green and think it would be a nice fresh contrast to your wood.
Reply:If your entire downstairs has 1 connecting wall and you don't want it to appear too "one note" maybe paint just one accent wall the earthy green and the rest a nice coordinating neutral (with no yellow tones) Report It
Reply:FIRST narrow your wall colour choices to 3. SECOND get small cans of the 3 colours and paint the an area of the wall near the floorboards and where the sunlight hits - you're going to paint anyway, and this is a good test to see which is best for look and to cover the old paint. (but, I strongly suggest you prime the walls first anyway - CIL is the best paint in north america, for all sorts of purposes, in my opinion) THIRD, my suggestion is consider at lighter green for the walls and a pearl/ivory colour for accent - this combo will endure many furniture or fabric changes over the years and never burden those changes with limitations
Reply:Any earth tone would be great
Reply:a brown for an accent wall and a lighter warmer tone beige will look great they just did a home on design to sell on hgtv and it looked fabulous....
Reply:A discussion with a professional color consultant can help to decide individual needs and select appropriate color. However having taken a number of things into thought when decorating a room, such as the size of the space, the amount of light, the function if the room, and the style and mood we wish to create, we finally, and most importantly, need to consider the needs of the people who use it.
Reply:I would check with the color "oil cloth" nice , warm and neutral
Reply:You should not be matching your floor and trim color to the wall. What colors are your furniture? Your rugs? You should be pulling a color out of these items to put on your walls. This will give you a pulled together beautiful room. Use flat paint on the ceiling and walls since your floor is gloss finished.
Reply:Sherwin Williams has a color called "Interesting aqua." Although "aqua" might sound too bright %26amp; scary, it's actually a medium dusty blue, closer to gray. For an accent wall, just do a darker color in that same strip, like "riverway" or "still water." I think it will look beautiful.
Reply:Believe it or not... I say chocolate brown. Find a color that you like though and go 2 colors down or up on the color swatch for the accents.
Grey can be tricky... make sure not to get a grey with pink tones.
Go to a paint store and pick out several options, then take them home and look at them for a few days. The light in the room and the flooring can cause a color to look different at home, so be sure to test it before you buy gallons of paint.
How do I prevent pidgeons from coming to my house?
They like to eat my cat's food, and they poop all over the place (disgusting!!!). Is there any truth to the theory that pidgeons do not like marigold flowers?
How do I prevent pidgeons from coming to my house?
The artificial owls and snakes work up to a point, but you have to continually move them to make them effective. The birds soon figure out that the owl and snake figures are fake and perch next to them and even on them. I've seen it with my own eyes.
As suggested, continue to keep the cat food indoors. Are you feeding the birds outside? Pigeons like cracked corn, bread scraps and what not.
If you have pulled all forms of food, the birds will eventually go away. It just may take awhile.
Reply:Put some fake owl's and or snakes around the house, most birds are scared of both, Fake owels can be bought at a swimming pool store and the snakes can be bought in a toy dept in dept stores. People put fake owels around the pool to keep birds away. If you have birds building a nest where you don't want them, put a fake snake there, snakes cost under a dollar.
Reply:Maybe if you were to get some bird seed and feed the pigeons in an area away from your porch, they will stay over there!
Reply:Keep your windows and doors closed. Keep the cat food where your cat can still get but the birds cant. Get a net, a butterfly net would work, catch them and put them back outside.
Reply:Rabbits don't like marigold flowers. Birds are indifferent.
Bring your cat's food indoors. If it is the cat food that is attracting the pigeons, take away the incentive and they'll stop coming over. One would think your cat's presence would scare them, but apparently not.
If you can't get your cat into the house, Home Depot sells these big ugly black plastic things with eyes on them that are supposed to scare birds. Go buy a couple of them and put them around your property for awhile. About the time your neighbors stop laughing, the birds should be gone.
Reply:maybe u can make a fake dog or some sort of fake puppet 2 scare those pidgeons .
Reply:By not giving them your address!
Actually, you can buy owl figures to scare them away. Crow hunters often use these to attract crows, which are natural enemies of owls and hawks. If your pet is a house cat, feed it inside. If not, the food placed outside may be attracting all sorts of rabid varmints (raccoons, opossums) besides just pigeons.
Reply:eat them. apparently they are very tender and taste like chicken!
Reply:Put a rubber snake or hawk on your roof.
Reply:Don't waste your money buying fake owls. Owls eat rodents and reptiles. Pigeons instinctively know this. They will not be fooled. However, pigeons are instinctively afraid of hawks, which eat birds. I don't know where you could get a fake hawk, but maybe recorded hawk cries might help.
Reply:sit in the garden with a pellet gun and pop em off one by one
Reply:keep windows and doors closed and put bird seed far away from your house
How do I prevent pidgeons from coming to my house?
The artificial owls and snakes work up to a point, but you have to continually move them to make them effective. The birds soon figure out that the owl and snake figures are fake and perch next to them and even on them. I've seen it with my own eyes.
As suggested, continue to keep the cat food indoors. Are you feeding the birds outside? Pigeons like cracked corn, bread scraps and what not.
If you have pulled all forms of food, the birds will eventually go away. It just may take awhile.
Reply:Put some fake owl's and or snakes around the house, most birds are scared of both, Fake owels can be bought at a swimming pool store and the snakes can be bought in a toy dept in dept stores. People put fake owels around the pool to keep birds away. If you have birds building a nest where you don't want them, put a fake snake there, snakes cost under a dollar.
Reply:Maybe if you were to get some bird seed and feed the pigeons in an area away from your porch, they will stay over there!
Reply:Keep your windows and doors closed. Keep the cat food where your cat can still get but the birds cant. Get a net, a butterfly net would work, catch them and put them back outside.
Reply:Rabbits don't like marigold flowers. Birds are indifferent.
Bring your cat's food indoors. If it is the cat food that is attracting the pigeons, take away the incentive and they'll stop coming over. One would think your cat's presence would scare them, but apparently not.
If you can't get your cat into the house, Home Depot sells these big ugly black plastic things with eyes on them that are supposed to scare birds. Go buy a couple of them and put them around your property for awhile. About the time your neighbors stop laughing, the birds should be gone.
Reply:maybe u can make a fake dog or some sort of fake puppet 2 scare those pidgeons .
Reply:By not giving them your address!
Actually, you can buy owl figures to scare them away. Crow hunters often use these to attract crows, which are natural enemies of owls and hawks. If your pet is a house cat, feed it inside. If not, the food placed outside may be attracting all sorts of rabid varmints (raccoons, opossums) besides just pigeons.
Reply:eat them. apparently they are very tender and taste like chicken!
Reply:Put a rubber snake or hawk on your roof.
Reply:Don't waste your money buying fake owls. Owls eat rodents and reptiles. Pigeons instinctively know this. They will not be fooled. However, pigeons are instinctively afraid of hawks, which eat birds. I don't know where you could get a fake hawk, but maybe recorded hawk cries might help.
Reply:sit in the garden with a pellet gun and pop em off one by one
Reply:keep windows and doors closed and put bird seed far away from your house
Next year, how long would it take for annuals that are 4 inches tall, to grow very wide, and largE?
I bought this little booklet about Annuals, and there is a colored flower bed with all annuals, like zinnia, begonia, sage, impatients, petunias, periwinkle, and african marigold. On the cover, the bed is very full, with no space in beween the flowers. It shows a step by step instructions on the side of the page on how to make it look exacly like the picture., and your supposed to plant the plants about 5 inches apart, and the flowers are still small when they are planted. How long would it take for them to be about a foot wide, and tall? When would I have to plant them next year? All the flowers in the pictures look very full. thanks.
Next year, how long would it take for annuals that are 4 inches tall, to grow very wide, and largE?
How long it takes for them to get bigger depends on the plant and growing conditions (weather, soil, season, etc). You would have to plant them after the fear of frost is gone, and they should continue to grow (size %26amp; height) until the cold weather comes in.
Annuals do not return year after year, so each spring you would need to go out and replant everything. If you are putting in a bed for the flowers I would suggest going with Perenials. Each year they will return and be larger until the reach their maximum size. You can add the annuals each spring to give you more color and blooms through out the seasons.
Reply:your looking at the very least 2 months.possibly all summer.it depends on the soil the light they get.and the fertilizer you use.you can get seeds from annuals when you deadhead the flower.make sure they are completely dry before storing them.then start them indoors,or wait untill the last frost to plant your seeds.
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Next year, how long would it take for annuals that are 4 inches tall, to grow very wide, and largE?
How long it takes for them to get bigger depends on the plant and growing conditions (weather, soil, season, etc). You would have to plant them after the fear of frost is gone, and they should continue to grow (size %26amp; height) until the cold weather comes in.
Annuals do not return year after year, so each spring you would need to go out and replant everything. If you are putting in a bed for the flowers I would suggest going with Perenials. Each year they will return and be larger until the reach their maximum size. You can add the annuals each spring to give you more color and blooms through out the seasons.
Reply:your looking at the very least 2 months.possibly all summer.it depends on the soil the light they get.and the fertilizer you use.you can get seeds from annuals when you deadhead the flower.make sure they are completely dry before storing them.then start them indoors,or wait untill the last frost to plant your seeds.
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Can i grow Marigolds indoors over winter?
I got the seeds from the dead flowerheads off the balcony, but i just wondered if it was possible to grow them indoors over the winter time, and will they flower?
Thanks.
Amy.
Can i grow Marigolds indoors over winter?
There are two ways:
1. Under grow lights
2. In a south facing window where sunlight comes through all winter long.
It's a lot of fun. We have also grown vinca and two large containers of Jasmine.
Just for fun, I planted a canna seed (yes, there are canna seeds in the newer variety of cannas) in a small container and the silly thing is already growing. It's about six or seven inches tall. I love doing things like this.
Reply:it will not hurt to try .
good luck
Reply:Sure! But you'll want a grow-light to supplement the natural light. And you might want to use a (mild!) fertilizer and mist your new plants, since winter heat indoors tends to be dry.
Good luck!
Reply:You could try.
The seeds will almost certainly germinate indoors, but I doubt that you will get the plants to flower in the (now diminishing) indoor light.
However, you may have big enough plants to put outside next spring, when the light returns and the cold is no longer a problem.
(I assume that you are in the UK)
Thanks.
Amy.
Can i grow Marigolds indoors over winter?
There are two ways:
1. Under grow lights
2. In a south facing window where sunlight comes through all winter long.
It's a lot of fun. We have also grown vinca and two large containers of Jasmine.
Just for fun, I planted a canna seed (yes, there are canna seeds in the newer variety of cannas) in a small container and the silly thing is already growing. It's about six or seven inches tall. I love doing things like this.
Reply:it will not hurt to try .
good luck
Reply:Sure! But you'll want a grow-light to supplement the natural light. And you might want to use a (mild!) fertilizer and mist your new plants, since winter heat indoors tends to be dry.
Good luck!
Reply:You could try.
The seeds will almost certainly germinate indoors, but I doubt that you will get the plants to flower in the (now diminishing) indoor light.
However, you may have big enough plants to put outside next spring, when the light returns and the cold is no longer a problem.
(I assume that you are in the UK)
When are my marigolds going to bloom?
I planted them as seeds right after the first frost of this year and they still don't have any buds or anything. They are quite tall, but they don't have any signs of blooming anytime soon.
When are my marigolds going to bloom?
I can think of something that would deter flower production. Did you plant seed from a seed packet you purchased from the local garden center? Or did you collect seed from last years flowers and attempt to sow them this spring? If you did infact use collected seeds, they were more than likely from a F1 hybrid generation. Most marigolds are F1 hybrids. This means that you harvested seeds from this F1 and now you are attempting to grow flowers from what are "now" F2 hybrid seeds. This isn't gonna happen! F2's will always revert back to the characteristics of one of the "parent" plants, from this F1 hybridized crossing. F2 seeds will never produce true to their form. One of the parent plants may have had the desired trait of growing "tall" but with few flowers. The other parent may have produced an abdundance of flowers. When you cross these two to make the F1 hybrid you will get a flowering plant that "grows tall" and produces "many flowers". Both desired traits are all found in one plant. Hope this explains it well enough for you to understand... Here is a paragraph taken from the University Of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, telling a little bit about this. Hope this anwers your question. And if you sowed seed from a store bought packet, well then, Iam totally wrong, and you can disregard my answer!...lol
Gardeners often want to save seeds. While this works just fine with an inbred line, it is an unrewarding experience with hybrids. If seeds are saved from a hybrid plant, segregation of the genes occurs in the F2 generation. Instead of being remarkably uniform, the most salient characteristic of hybrids, the population will vary wildly between the two extremes used to create the hybrid.
**Billy Ray**
Reply:Your welcome! And thanks to "you" for choosing a best answer. Report It
Reply:Marigolds should start blooming within two months of planting from seed. They are an easy plant, and seldom have disease problems. Sometimes too much nitrogen will cause leaf growth with no flower production. The nitrogen could come from your lawn runoff. Most lawn fertilizer is high nitrogen. I can't think of anything else that would deter flower formation.
Reply:Hello. I am a Certified Master Gardener. In college, Horticulture was my major. I have been employed in a plant nursery, and I do volunteer work with plants at my local University Botanic Gardens.
Apply Osmocote granular fertilizer to the Marigolds. Also, prune or pinch off an inch of growth from each plant.
I sincerely hope this helps you and your Tagates.
PAMELA J.
Reply:Are they in full sun (at least 5-6 hours of direct sun a day), and have you fertilized with something with high nitrogen?
Marigolds need good sun to bloom, and flowering on all plants given too much N is delayed.
When are my marigolds going to bloom?
I can think of something that would deter flower production. Did you plant seed from a seed packet you purchased from the local garden center? Or did you collect seed from last years flowers and attempt to sow them this spring? If you did infact use collected seeds, they were more than likely from a F1 hybrid generation. Most marigolds are F1 hybrids. This means that you harvested seeds from this F1 and now you are attempting to grow flowers from what are "now" F2 hybrid seeds. This isn't gonna happen! F2's will always revert back to the characteristics of one of the "parent" plants, from this F1 hybridized crossing. F2 seeds will never produce true to their form. One of the parent plants may have had the desired trait of growing "tall" but with few flowers. The other parent may have produced an abdundance of flowers. When you cross these two to make the F1 hybrid you will get a flowering plant that "grows tall" and produces "many flowers". Both desired traits are all found in one plant. Hope this explains it well enough for you to understand... Here is a paragraph taken from the University Of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, telling a little bit about this. Hope this anwers your question. And if you sowed seed from a store bought packet, well then, Iam totally wrong, and you can disregard my answer!...lol
Gardeners often want to save seeds. While this works just fine with an inbred line, it is an unrewarding experience with hybrids. If seeds are saved from a hybrid plant, segregation of the genes occurs in the F2 generation. Instead of being remarkably uniform, the most salient characteristic of hybrids, the population will vary wildly between the two extremes used to create the hybrid.
**Billy Ray**
Reply:Your welcome! And thanks to "you" for choosing a best answer. Report It
Reply:Marigolds should start blooming within two months of planting from seed. They are an easy plant, and seldom have disease problems. Sometimes too much nitrogen will cause leaf growth with no flower production. The nitrogen could come from your lawn runoff. Most lawn fertilizer is high nitrogen. I can't think of anything else that would deter flower formation.
Reply:Hello. I am a Certified Master Gardener. In college, Horticulture was my major. I have been employed in a plant nursery, and I do volunteer work with plants at my local University Botanic Gardens.
Apply Osmocote granular fertilizer to the Marigolds. Also, prune or pinch off an inch of growth from each plant.
I sincerely hope this helps you and your Tagates.
PAMELA J.
Reply:Are they in full sun (at least 5-6 hours of direct sun a day), and have you fertilized with something with high nitrogen?
Marigolds need good sun to bloom, and flowering on all plants given too much N is delayed.
What is the color marigold made of?
Try cadmium yellow MEDIUM with just a touch more cadmium red LIGHT.
What is the color marigold made of?
yellow
What is the color marigold made of?
yellow
How close to broccoli and cauliflower do marigolds need to be effective at preventing worms?
I have been told that merrigolds, when planted near borccoli and califlower, will reduce worms in the broccoli and califlower. Is this true and if so how close do the merrigolds need to be planted to the broccoli and califlower?
How close to broccoli and cauliflower do marigolds need to be effective at preventing worms?
Save your money. It doesn't work.
Reply:No its not true i am afraid only spraying them will get rid of the infestation but as i do soak broccoli in salted and a little vinegar to get the creepie crawlies out
Reply:Actually, Marigolds DO make good companion plants and have been used in this way for hundreds of years. You can use either Calendula (Pot Marigold) or Tagetes (French/African Marigold) although Mexican Marigold is the best to use (has the most pungent leaves.). Plant Marigolds about 1 foot away from vegetables and make sure you have good sized Marigolds in place before you put your little veg seedlings in place. Allow 3-4 Marigolds for every veg plant, spaced evenly around the veg plant or plant alternate rows of marigolds and vegetables (best method). Marigold is great for repelling many insects, particularly nematode worms (an enemy of potatoes), aphids, carrot root fly and many other insect predators. They also look great when in flower around your veggies.
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How close to broccoli and cauliflower do marigolds need to be effective at preventing worms?
Save your money. It doesn't work.
Reply:No its not true i am afraid only spraying them will get rid of the infestation but as i do soak broccoli in salted and a little vinegar to get the creepie crawlies out
Reply:Actually, Marigolds DO make good companion plants and have been used in this way for hundreds of years. You can use either Calendula (Pot Marigold) or Tagetes (French/African Marigold) although Mexican Marigold is the best to use (has the most pungent leaves.). Plant Marigolds about 1 foot away from vegetables and make sure you have good sized Marigolds in place before you put your little veg seedlings in place. Allow 3-4 Marigolds for every veg plant, spaced evenly around the veg plant or plant alternate rows of marigolds and vegetables (best method). Marigold is great for repelling many insects, particularly nematode worms (an enemy of potatoes), aphids, carrot root fly and many other insect predators. They also look great when in flower around your veggies.
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If you plant the marigolds about 8" apart what is the least number plants you must buy?
A circular flower bed is sectioned off. The arc intersected by the 120 degree central angle is to be bordered with marigolds. The garden has a diameter of 63 inches.
If you plant the marigolds about 8" apart what is the least number plants you must buy?
you will need 8 flowers but buy a couple of extra incase some die.
If you plant the marigolds about 8" apart what is the least number plants you must buy?
you will need 8 flowers but buy a couple of extra incase some die.
Why marigolds plants died easily?
I have marigolds and vincas in my garden. The vincas are excellent, but some of the marigolds are dying, they look sad, do you why? I have put plant vitamin on them and they still dying.
Why marigolds plants died easily?
I have always had this problem with marigolds until this year. My roses got black spot so I purchased Ortho spray for fungus and bugs. I figured if it was good for my roses why not spray all of my flowers with it. I have the most beautiful marigolds I have ever had!
Reply:Marigolds are a favorite breeding plant of red spider mites. Take a piece of white paper and put underneath one of the plants. Then soundly "thump" the plant. If you get tiny reddish specks on the paper (like pepper) you have spider mites.
Reply:In too sunny of a spot; they need shade w/ little bits of sun. Underwatering, they need to be moist at all times.
Why marigolds plants died easily?
I have always had this problem with marigolds until this year. My roses got black spot so I purchased Ortho spray for fungus and bugs. I figured if it was good for my roses why not spray all of my flowers with it. I have the most beautiful marigolds I have ever had!
Reply:Marigolds are a favorite breeding plant of red spider mites. Take a piece of white paper and put underneath one of the plants. Then soundly "thump" the plant. If you get tiny reddish specks on the paper (like pepper) you have spider mites.
Reply:In too sunny of a spot; they need shade w/ little bits of sun. Underwatering, they need to be moist at all times.
How many marigolds should i place in a 26'x26' veggie garden?
i have heard marigolds help keep bugs away from your veggies i would like to try planting them in my garden this year but have no idea how many or even where in the garden to plant. any suggestions would be nice. if it makes a difference i will be planting tomatoes, peppers, lettuce, garlic, onions, cucumbers, carrots, strawberries, corn, beans.
How many marigolds should i place in a 26'x26' veggie garden?
Everything I've ever seen or read says to "plant freely" among vegetables in the garden. I would think put at least one plant between every two plants, that way there's a marigold to draw bugs away from the two plants it's between. You could probably even put them between every plant if you wanted.
I added a link below that has a lot to say about "companion planting", which is a way for one plant to help "feed" the plant it's planted with, as well as (sometimes) conserving space so you can get more produce out of a smaller garden. All I did was Google "companion planting+marigolds" and got a lot of info. The link below gives a good overview on what you can do with marigolds and other plants as well.
Reply:i would also like to thank everyone else who answered my question. it was all good info. Report It
Reply:I have read that you can also ring your garden with them as well. Probably a combination of edge planting and infill would work best but I suspect it is a trial and error process.
Reply:Last year I planted them straight into the ground between rows and transplanted the ones that were too close together, they seem to be hardy enough to cope. You get a lot of seeds in a packet; tagetes are the ones that are supposed to be best for companion planting the old fashioned simple ones seem to be prone to blackfly.
I put a lot of them in as I thought it might deter slugs - I didnt have so many problems as the previous years so I am goign to do it again.
Reply:Most gardeners plant them around the outside of the garden. But I guess a few throughout the garden will not hurt.
Plant 8 to 18 inches apart as per:
http://www.ehow.com/how_6780_grow-marigo...
How many marigolds should i place in a 26'x26' veggie garden?
Everything I've ever seen or read says to "plant freely" among vegetables in the garden. I would think put at least one plant between every two plants, that way there's a marigold to draw bugs away from the two plants it's between. You could probably even put them between every plant if you wanted.
I added a link below that has a lot to say about "companion planting", which is a way for one plant to help "feed" the plant it's planted with, as well as (sometimes) conserving space so you can get more produce out of a smaller garden. All I did was Google "companion planting+marigolds" and got a lot of info. The link below gives a good overview on what you can do with marigolds and other plants as well.
Reply:i would also like to thank everyone else who answered my question. it was all good info. Report It
Reply:I have read that you can also ring your garden with them as well. Probably a combination of edge planting and infill would work best but I suspect it is a trial and error process.
Reply:Last year I planted them straight into the ground between rows and transplanted the ones that were too close together, they seem to be hardy enough to cope. You get a lot of seeds in a packet; tagetes are the ones that are supposed to be best for companion planting the old fashioned simple ones seem to be prone to blackfly.
I put a lot of them in as I thought it might deter slugs - I didnt have so many problems as the previous years so I am goign to do it again.
Reply:Most gardeners plant them around the outside of the garden. But I guess a few throughout the garden will not hurt.
Plant 8 to 18 inches apart as per:
http://www.ehow.com/how_6780_grow-marigo...
Is it true that planting marigolds keep bugs away from your other plants?
is the only way to keep aphids off my roses with chemicals?
Is it true that planting marigolds keep bugs away from your other plants?
Yes. Its called Companion Planting,of which various plants can be used. Here are some. Marigolds repel beetles and nematodes, Nasturtiums repel bugs, beetle and aphids,
Tansy repels ants, and bugs in general. Oregano gives overall protection..
Reply:have you smelled it.. it stinks and does keep certain bugs away
Reply:you can use a light mixture of liquid dish soap and spray it on them this worked pretty well for me
Reply:I've found that snails and slugs enjoy marigolds very much. I've never had too much luck with companion planting though.... Lady bugs are very good for controlling aphids, if you can get a few of them around they will do the job... also you can squish them with your fingers. It's a bit messy, but it's better to avoid chemicals where possible.
Reply:Yes absolutley =)
They dont smell so great to me AND after working in the garden i had been playing with them, and somehow put my hand near my mouth, and i am not sure if it was form the marigolds or not but it was HORRRRIBLE!!! ha ha ha ha.... I wont make the mistake for "tasting" them again.... I figure bugs must feel the same way, once bitten............ you know what i mean.....hee hee hee
Best of Luck
Reply:Marigolds do assist with some of those pesty bugs.
But it is best to try a variety of plants for a lovely garden.
All I use is a dish soap diluted with lots of water to
spray bottle and it seems to help. 1 part soap to 3 parts water.
You can check with you garden center for a number
of products that really work fanastic.
Reply:No. Never saw any advantage with them, and had lots around my other plants. Marigolds are also prone to red spider, which is harder to get rid of than aphids.
Reply:it not only repels bugs from other plants but it also helps to rid your yard of mosquitoes!
Reply:yes, i don't know about aphids but it does work with hornworms on tomato plants
Reply:Yes! This is true especially with tomatoes.
Reply:yes....there is something about the smell in marigolds that makes it work
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Is it true that planting marigolds keep bugs away from your other plants?
Yes. Its called Companion Planting,of which various plants can be used. Here are some. Marigolds repel beetles and nematodes, Nasturtiums repel bugs, beetle and aphids,
Tansy repels ants, and bugs in general. Oregano gives overall protection..
Reply:have you smelled it.. it stinks and does keep certain bugs away
Reply:you can use a light mixture of liquid dish soap and spray it on them this worked pretty well for me
Reply:I've found that snails and slugs enjoy marigolds very much. I've never had too much luck with companion planting though.... Lady bugs are very good for controlling aphids, if you can get a few of them around they will do the job... also you can squish them with your fingers. It's a bit messy, but it's better to avoid chemicals where possible.
Reply:Yes absolutley =)
They dont smell so great to me AND after working in the garden i had been playing with them, and somehow put my hand near my mouth, and i am not sure if it was form the marigolds or not but it was HORRRRIBLE!!! ha ha ha ha.... I wont make the mistake for "tasting" them again.... I figure bugs must feel the same way, once bitten............ you know what i mean.....hee hee hee
Best of Luck
Reply:Marigolds do assist with some of those pesty bugs.
But it is best to try a variety of plants for a lovely garden.
All I use is a dish soap diluted with lots of water to
spray bottle and it seems to help. 1 part soap to 3 parts water.
You can check with you garden center for a number
of products that really work fanastic.
Reply:No. Never saw any advantage with them, and had lots around my other plants. Marigolds are also prone to red spider, which is harder to get rid of than aphids.
Reply:it not only repels bugs from other plants but it also helps to rid your yard of mosquitoes!
Reply:yes, i don't know about aphids but it does work with hornworms on tomato plants
Reply:Yes! This is true especially with tomatoes.
Reply:yes....there is something about the smell in marigolds that makes it work
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What to do with Petunas and Marigolds for winter?
I live in New York City and I have Petunas and Marigolds out on my balcony. Should I keep watering them or are they gonna die anyway cause of the cold?
What to do with Petunas and Marigolds for winter?
Do what I do, save the seeds in a small jar with holes in the top. Replant the seeds next year. I have a large ground bed of petunias, same ones for the last 3 years. I'm in northern Wisc. I hay cover this bed as there are tulips also in it. Most petunias do come back (reseed) the next year, marigolds are more finicky, very few make it through the winter. Another volunteer flower, snapdragons, any variety, self seed back the next year, or you can save their seeds also.
Reply:They are already dieing if you live in NY and they are outside. You could bring them inside and fertilize well. That will keep them going until you get tired of them
Reply:The flowers that you have are annuals and will die at the first freeze. If the weather where you are continues to be unusually warm water them, then after the first freeze clean them out.
Reply:marigolds collert the seeds
Reply:The Petunias may be able to live indoors as house plants (I am not sure) but the Marigolds are cyclical - they will only last a season no matter what you do with them, and I expect the Petunias are the same. Collect the seed heads, since they both will re-seed readily and put them in a container that stays kind of moist on the balcony. In the spring, spread out the seeds when the soil in he pots warms up and you are ready to start again. The plants themselves will not survive outside in the winter - you can water them until they die or just remove them once you get tired of watering them or they look like they are unhappy from the cold.
What to do with Petunas and Marigolds for winter?
Do what I do, save the seeds in a small jar with holes in the top. Replant the seeds next year. I have a large ground bed of petunias, same ones for the last 3 years. I'm in northern Wisc. I hay cover this bed as there are tulips also in it. Most petunias do come back (reseed) the next year, marigolds are more finicky, very few make it through the winter. Another volunteer flower, snapdragons, any variety, self seed back the next year, or you can save their seeds also.
Reply:They are already dieing if you live in NY and they are outside. You could bring them inside and fertilize well. That will keep them going until you get tired of them
Reply:The flowers that you have are annuals and will die at the first freeze. If the weather where you are continues to be unusually warm water them, then after the first freeze clean them out.
Reply:marigolds collert the seeds
Reply:The Petunias may be able to live indoors as house plants (I am not sure) but the Marigolds are cyclical - they will only last a season no matter what you do with them, and I expect the Petunias are the same. Collect the seed heads, since they both will re-seed readily and put them in a container that stays kind of moist on the balcony. In the spring, spread out the seeds when the soil in he pots warms up and you are ready to start again. The plants themselves will not survive outside in the winter - you can water them until they die or just remove them once you get tired of watering them or they look like they are unhappy from the cold.
At what temperature can i wash my rubber marigolds in?
Also can you put sponges in the washing machine?
At what temperature can i wash my rubber marigolds in?
I wash sponges sometimes. But I am baffled by the "rubber marigolds". Plastic flowers, maybe? I've washed plastic flowers in a sink of warm soapy water by swishing them around. Do the same to rinse. Always worked for me. Hope this was helpful in some way.
Reply:If these are plastic flowers. put about half a cup of salt in a big bag and then the flowers shake , shake , shake the salt rubs the dirt off the flowers and does not stick to the flowers . whala.
Reply:wash your gloves in with a load of towels on warm and hang to dry! Yes you can but sponges in the washing machine
Reply:Why wash them they are cheap enough to throw away and buy new ones.
Reply:i wash sponges rubber gloves in hot disinfected water, rinse d well,
Reply:you are really a skinflint go to Home %26amp; Bargain buy some more
At what temperature can i wash my rubber marigolds in?
I wash sponges sometimes. But I am baffled by the "rubber marigolds". Plastic flowers, maybe? I've washed plastic flowers in a sink of warm soapy water by swishing them around. Do the same to rinse. Always worked for me. Hope this was helpful in some way.
Reply:If these are plastic flowers. put about half a cup of salt in a big bag and then the flowers shake , shake , shake the salt rubs the dirt off the flowers and does not stick to the flowers . whala.
Reply:wash your gloves in with a load of towels on warm and hang to dry! Yes you can but sponges in the washing machine
Reply:Why wash them they are cheap enough to throw away and buy new ones.
Reply:i wash sponges rubber gloves in hot disinfected water, rinse d well,
Reply:you are really a skinflint go to Home %26amp; Bargain buy some more
How do you save the seeds from your marigolds for next year?
I heard you save the dried top do you pick them as a full live flower a dry indoors or I was thinking a shoe box with wax paper? Pick when dead not sure?
How do you save the seeds from your marigolds for next year?
Get an airtight jar or bottle-like a prescription bottle that's clean and put the seeds in that. Wait til the flower is dead and the center will have the seed in it. The flower has to grow through its complete cycle before it will seed. You'll be able to tell the seeds-long slender and brown. Remember it can be pulled from the middle.
Reply:When the flower is quite dead and dry remove the seeds. Store them in a little zip lock bag or a small envelope.
How do you save the seeds from your marigolds for next year?
Get an airtight jar or bottle-like a prescription bottle that's clean and put the seeds in that. Wait til the flower is dead and the center will have the seed in it. The flower has to grow through its complete cycle before it will seed. You'll be able to tell the seeds-long slender and brown. Remember it can be pulled from the middle.
Reply:When the flower is quite dead and dry remove the seeds. Store them in a little zip lock bag or a small envelope.
What are some good tips for growing marigolds from seeds?
Im planting them now and will be growing them indoors for the first few weeks, until after our last frost. Are their any tips I can use to ensure they grow healthy and strong. Also the package told me to freeze the seeds a week before planting, why?
What are some good tips for growing marigolds from seeds?
There are some good growing instructions at this web site: http://www.dirtgardener.com/TipSheets/St...
To address your second question:
In horticulture, stratification is the process of pretreating seeds to simulate natural conditions that a seed must endure before germination. Many seed species have what is called an embryonic dormancy and generally speaking will not sprout until this dormancy is broken.
For seeds of trees and shrubs from temperate climates, stratification involves soaking and chilling seeds prior to sowing. This simulates natural conditions where the seeds would remain through a winter on cold, wet ground. Seeds will usually germinate promptly and uniformly after stratification. Unstratified seeds may take up to two years to germinate, if they do so at all.
In the wild, seed dormancy is usually overcome by the seed spending time in the ground through a winter period and having their hard seed coat soften up by frost and weathering action. By doing so the seed is undergoing a natural form of "cold stratification" or pretreatment. This cold moist period triggers the seed's embryo, its growth and subsequent expansion eventually break through the softened seed coat in its search for sun and nutrients.
Reply:freezing them helps them to germinate. You can also put them in a wet paper towel and keep it moist for a week. It's really awesome. Your best bet is to give them as much sunlight as possible along with watering them daily. Don't overwater them though or you will end up with drowned flowers. Good luck!
Reply:no idea on why it said to freeze them, i planted seeds once seven years ago the marigold plants were so big when it rained they broke because of the weight the front of my house looked likea wall of fire, and all i did was planted them in cow poop fertilizer from walmart..i think its humus...i have never had to buy seeds again..they pop up everywhere
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What are some good tips for growing marigolds from seeds?
There are some good growing instructions at this web site: http://www.dirtgardener.com/TipSheets/St...
To address your second question:
In horticulture, stratification is the process of pretreating seeds to simulate natural conditions that a seed must endure before germination. Many seed species have what is called an embryonic dormancy and generally speaking will not sprout until this dormancy is broken.
For seeds of trees and shrubs from temperate climates, stratification involves soaking and chilling seeds prior to sowing. This simulates natural conditions where the seeds would remain through a winter on cold, wet ground. Seeds will usually germinate promptly and uniformly after stratification. Unstratified seeds may take up to two years to germinate, if they do so at all.
In the wild, seed dormancy is usually overcome by the seed spending time in the ground through a winter period and having their hard seed coat soften up by frost and weathering action. By doing so the seed is undergoing a natural form of "cold stratification" or pretreatment. This cold moist period triggers the seed's embryo, its growth and subsequent expansion eventually break through the softened seed coat in its search for sun and nutrients.
Reply:freezing them helps them to germinate. You can also put them in a wet paper towel and keep it moist for a week. It's really awesome. Your best bet is to give them as much sunlight as possible along with watering them daily. Don't overwater them though or you will end up with drowned flowers. Good luck!
Reply:no idea on why it said to freeze them, i planted seeds once seven years ago the marigold plants were so big when it rained they broke because of the weight the front of my house looked likea wall of fire, and all i did was planted them in cow poop fertilizer from walmart..i think its humus...i have never had to buy seeds again..they pop up everywhere
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I have heard that marigolds are a good snake repellant. Is this true?
I have found 5 snakes (relatively small ones) in my yard in the last week. It freaks my wife out. Commercial repellants seem to be toxic to pets and humans so I don't want to use them. I have heard that planting marigolds creates a natural repellant. Any thoughts?
I have heard that marigolds are a good snake repellant. Is this true?
Sulphur, available in powdered form at any garden supply store, is the best snake repellent there is, and it is harmless to plants, animals, and humans. The only problem I've ever encountered with it is my dog likes the smell so he rolls in it occasionally. You can keep snakes out by applying it to the perimeter of your yard and perhaps a light dusting under any bushes or plants where they might hide.
Reply:I read that Sulfer only irritate snakes which will make the problem worse. Report It
Reply:Sorry it freaks your wife out, but as long as they're just garden snakes (green, black, black-with-yellow-ring-around-neck), but those types of snakes are great for a garden. They keep a lot of pests down and are not harmful to humans. Marigolds are good for keeping bugs away, but I've never heard them keep snakes away.
Reply:While looking for an answer I found this
Wormwood Spray
Target insects: Aphids, caterpillars, crawling insects and slugs. May repel snakes.
Caution is advised when using wormwood sprays around plants as it can inhibit growth. Best results are obtained when spraying directly onto the target insect when possible.
See page on wormwood for more details.
To Make:
8 ounces wormwood leaves
4 pints of water
1 teaspoon castille soap
* 1.Simmer wormwood leaves in the water for 30 minutes. Stir, strain, and leave to cool.
* 2.Add the castille soap to wormwood mixture and use to spray.
I read sulfur and mothballs may help
Good luck
Reply:Marigolds are a natural repellant to many creatures, not sure why, but poeple often surround their vegetable gardens to prevent any live visitors (other than humans.) It's worth a shot - they're annuals and if it doesn't work and you don't like them, thats the end of the story!
I have heard that marigolds are a good snake repellant. Is this true?
Sulphur, available in powdered form at any garden supply store, is the best snake repellent there is, and it is harmless to plants, animals, and humans. The only problem I've ever encountered with it is my dog likes the smell so he rolls in it occasionally. You can keep snakes out by applying it to the perimeter of your yard and perhaps a light dusting under any bushes or plants where they might hide.
Reply:I read that Sulfer only irritate snakes which will make the problem worse. Report It
Reply:Sorry it freaks your wife out, but as long as they're just garden snakes (green, black, black-with-yellow-ring-around-neck), but those types of snakes are great for a garden. They keep a lot of pests down and are not harmful to humans. Marigolds are good for keeping bugs away, but I've never heard them keep snakes away.
Reply:While looking for an answer I found this
Wormwood Spray
Target insects: Aphids, caterpillars, crawling insects and slugs. May repel snakes.
Caution is advised when using wormwood sprays around plants as it can inhibit growth. Best results are obtained when spraying directly onto the target insect when possible.
See page on wormwood for more details.
To Make:
8 ounces wormwood leaves
4 pints of water
1 teaspoon castille soap
* 1.Simmer wormwood leaves in the water for 30 minutes. Stir, strain, and leave to cool.
* 2.Add the castille soap to wormwood mixture and use to spray.
I read sulfur and mothballs may help
Good luck
Reply:Marigolds are a natural repellant to many creatures, not sure why, but poeple often surround their vegetable gardens to prevent any live visitors (other than humans.) It's worth a shot - they're annuals and if it doesn't work and you don't like them, thats the end of the story!
How long does it take to grow marigolds?
I'm doing a science project for them and it has to be done by Christmas vacation so Im just making sure I have enough time. They dont have to Full bloom really. Just a typical time frame for something to appear really.
How long does it take to grow marigolds?
I plant those every year in my gardens. If grown by seed, they should start to grow in 7-10 days.
Reply:I have not tried to grow them but I had a load of topsoil delivered, and within two weeks, I had a large plot of them growing in the yard.
How long does it take to grow marigolds?
I plant those every year in my gardens. If grown by seed, they should start to grow in 7-10 days.
Reply:I have not tried to grow them but I had a load of topsoil delivered, and within two weeks, I had a large plot of them growing in the yard.
I saw some slugs on my marigolds last night. The marigolds are around my veggies. What to do?
Should I be concerned that they were on my marigolds, which outline my veggie garden, so should I not worry about it too much. I am trying to be as organic as possible, so I dont want a ton of chemicals all over everything.
I saw some slugs on my marigolds last night. The marigolds are around my veggies. What to do?
A couple of things you can do. the easiest and least gross is buy diatomacious earth (not the swimming pool kind) and run a 2" band of it around your garden beds or individual plants. the DE is made of diatoms which are basically like sharp pieces of glass to the slugs and they will not cross the barrier. this needs to be inspected and replaced as needed.
Hand pick the slugs and place them into a container of either salt or wood ash. the salt/wood ash melts the buggers. Do this either early in the morning or evening when the slugs are active. A week of hand picking will dramatically reduce your slug population.
You can place a board by your garden and the slugs will crawl under it during the day. Flip it over and remove the slugs and toss them into the salt/wood ash container. I would suggest sprinkling salt directly on them but since the board will be in your garden there is a big risk of the salt getting into the soil and making the soil pretty sterile and unable to grow much.
I have never had much luck with beer traps and you have to replenish them after any rain as the rain dilutes the beer and becomes unattractive to the slugs.
Reply:Find a shallow dish or old mason jar lid and fill it with beer. the slugs will go to the lid and not your plants. They will either die or you can collect them and move them somewhere else less harmful to your garden.
Reply:Slugs ate my pumpkins last year. Use a pie pan w/ beer set it in small hole so they can wiggle in the pan. Or go out %26amp; buy slug bait. Will keep them away. I'm using the bait this year :) GL!
I saw some slugs on my marigolds last night. The marigolds are around my veggies. What to do?
A couple of things you can do. the easiest and least gross is buy diatomacious earth (not the swimming pool kind) and run a 2" band of it around your garden beds or individual plants. the DE is made of diatoms which are basically like sharp pieces of glass to the slugs and they will not cross the barrier. this needs to be inspected and replaced as needed.
Hand pick the slugs and place them into a container of either salt or wood ash. the salt/wood ash melts the buggers. Do this either early in the morning or evening when the slugs are active. A week of hand picking will dramatically reduce your slug population.
You can place a board by your garden and the slugs will crawl under it during the day. Flip it over and remove the slugs and toss them into the salt/wood ash container. I would suggest sprinkling salt directly on them but since the board will be in your garden there is a big risk of the salt getting into the soil and making the soil pretty sterile and unable to grow much.
I have never had much luck with beer traps and you have to replenish them after any rain as the rain dilutes the beer and becomes unattractive to the slugs.
Reply:Find a shallow dish or old mason jar lid and fill it with beer. the slugs will go to the lid and not your plants. They will either die or you can collect them and move them somewhere else less harmful to your garden.
Reply:Slugs ate my pumpkins last year. Use a pie pan w/ beer set it in small hole so they can wiggle in the pan. Or go out %26amp; buy slug bait. Will keep them away. I'm using the bait this year :) GL!
Where can I get the fab marigolds that Kim and Aggie use in How clean is your house?
I mean the wonderful feather boa and glittery trimmed kitschy marigolds they always wear on the show. I just think it would bring such a touch of glamour to the housework (LOL!!!)
Where can I get the fab marigolds that Kim and Aggie use in How clean is your house?
Try ebay!!!!!!!!!lol,,,,,
found them on ebay .uk starting bid £2.99 take a look. i think it is what you are looking for.sometimes it does not connect to site so just put www.ebay.co.uk Then write household gloves.Then click onto the pink ones with fluff.
best of luck.lol
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Where can I get the fab marigolds that Kim and Aggie use in How clean is your house?
Try ebay!!!!!!!!!lol,,,,,
found them on ebay .uk starting bid £2.99 take a look. i think it is what you are looking for.sometimes it does not connect to site so just put www.ebay.co.uk Then write household gloves.Then click onto the pink ones with fluff.
best of luck.lol
shoes stock
How much do I need to shorten the light cycle for marigolds in order to get them to bloom early?
I have heard that commercial nurseries alter the light exposure in order to get mums and marigolds to bloom while small.
How much do I need to shorten the light cycle for marigolds in order to get them to bloom early?
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chica...
http://www.charleysgreenhouse.com/index....
The second one will probably be most useful.
How much do I need to shorten the light cycle for marigolds in order to get them to bloom early?
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chica...
http://www.charleysgreenhouse.com/index....
The second one will probably be most useful.
Why are my petunias and marigolds disappearing?
All of my planters had beautiful petunias and marigolds in them and suddenly they have been plucked off. My dog killed a very large rat outside and still after that happened the last of my marigolds dissappeared. I even asked the kids if they did it and nope they didn't. Now I need to find out what flowers that are in season now I can plant that will be safe from criitters. I thought that marigolds were safe from critters or birds?
Why are my petunias and marigolds disappearing?
Moles and other rodents eat them. Get a cat and don't feed it.
Reply:yep.. rabbits, squirrels, usually marigolds are safe, but you might just have a very hungry varmint.
Reply:Maybe you have a visitor at night, such as a bunny.
Why are my petunias and marigolds disappearing?
Moles and other rodents eat them. Get a cat and don't feed it.
Reply:yep.. rabbits, squirrels, usually marigolds are safe, but you might just have a very hungry varmint.
Reply:Maybe you have a visitor at night, such as a bunny.
What was the Medieval Usage for Marigolds?
Could someone please tell me what people in Medieval times used marigolds for..and please write the source you got it from..thank you!
What was the Medieval Usage for Marigolds?
The flowers were used in ointments for treating minor injuries.
But as the first poster said...as a dye plant was most likely the most common usage. (The healing arts were not practiced by many, but lots of common folk made and dyed their own cloth)
Reply:it was used for dyeing and other things.
Here's an excellant site.
http://www.alchemy-works.com/calendula_o...
What was the Medieval Usage for Marigolds?
The flowers were used in ointments for treating minor injuries.
But as the first poster said...as a dye plant was most likely the most common usage. (The healing arts were not practiced by many, but lots of common folk made and dyed their own cloth)
Reply:it was used for dyeing and other things.
Here's an excellant site.
http://www.alchemy-works.com/calendula_o...
How many marigold can hank plant 1 ft. apart if his garden is 8 ft long and 6feet widw if he stars at one co
Hank's vegetable garden measure 8 feet long and 6 feet wide. He starts at one corner and plants marigold along the edge . The Marigolds are 1 foot apart. How Many marigolds does he plant?
How many marigold can hank plant 1 ft. apart if his garden is 8 ft long and 6feet widw if he stars at one co
The formula for that would be (w+1)(l+1)
so 9*7=63 marigolds
Reply:~If you can't figure it out mathmatically, draw a chart. Given you are only planting along the edge, and assuming you are only planting one in each corner, think perimeter as adusted for the corners. Obviously, you won't have anywheres near 63.
kung fu
How many marigold can hank plant 1 ft. apart if his garden is 8 ft long and 6feet widw if he stars at one co
The formula for that would be (w+1)(l+1)
so 9*7=63 marigolds
Reply:~If you can't figure it out mathmatically, draw a chart. Given you are only planting along the edge, and assuming you are only planting one in each corner, think perimeter as adusted for the corners. Obviously, you won't have anywheres near 63.
kung fu
Twice Upon a Marigold?
When does this book come out?
Twice Upon a Marigold?
It's scheduled for release on May 1, 2008.
Twice Upon a Marigold?
It's scheduled for release on May 1, 2008.
How do i stop my marigolds from being eaten?
I bought some marigold plant from bootsale last week planted them in my garden to go out 2 days later to find just the stems no leaves or flowers something had stripped them any ideas anyone?
How do i stop my marigolds from being eaten?
You made the day of all the snails/slugs in the area, they love marigolds and will eat all the leaves and flowers down to the surface of the soil.
Sprinkle crushed egg shells around the soil at the base of your marigolds snails cannot cross the broken shells it would be like you walking on razor blades.
Alternately, plant them in pots that have a copper band around the pot snails get an electric shock if they touch the copper with their slime.
Hanging baskets are NOT a good idea as the snails will climb walls, shimmy down the chains and eat your marigolds.
I hope this is helpful.
Reply:Use bio slug pellets that will stop the slimey things. I used to have that problem but not any more lol.
Reply:Those are those mean slugs, I recently found five on one plant. It had no chance. I snip them through with the garden scissors. They actually at up their dead slugs. We have a cute toad in the garden that is supposed to like eating slugs, but he seems to have lost his appetite. Slugs are a real pest this year because it is so warm and so wet. Ideal conditions for them all. Next year I am going to put nematodes in my garden to get rid of the slugs.
Here´s a link to various methods of slug control:
http://www.gardenaction.co.uk/techniques...
Reply:sounds like you have bunnies, which love marigolds and dandilions.
try putting up a small fence around the edge of your garden, or ditch the idea and place something non-bunny appetizing. like a catus based plant, roses, or maybe a dwarf bush of somesort
Reply:Garlic does the trick ! Crushed and thrown round the plants
Reply:It's all down to slugs mainly but snails like a nibble as well the only thing to do is eradicate them from your garden cos they have radar as far as marigolds are concerned
Reply:Slugs love marigolds. Slug pellets or organic methods needed. Try spreading coarse grit or sharp sand around them.
Reply:Last year when I put marigolds out, they disappeared that very night, so I was determined to do something this year. I don't like killing the slugs because I feed birds and don't want birds poisoned. So, what I have done this year and it seems to work, is to put out cat or dog food to encourage the hedgehogs to come around and let them dispose of the slugs. All I can say is I still have marigolds this year, though my neighbours tend to think its all the other cats and stray dogs that are eating the food!
Reply:Slugs and snails love eating marigolds, I learnt this after they ate all my plants, im afraid its time for the slug pellets. Good luck
Reply:either use lemond ade bottle with the bottom cut and breath through the top hole or slug pellets or repelant sparays or plate of beer for slugs
grow indoors in small pot till flower bugs only eat the baby and young marigolds
Reply:Try Moth Balls
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How do i stop my marigolds from being eaten?
You made the day of all the snails/slugs in the area, they love marigolds and will eat all the leaves and flowers down to the surface of the soil.
Sprinkle crushed egg shells around the soil at the base of your marigolds snails cannot cross the broken shells it would be like you walking on razor blades.
Alternately, plant them in pots that have a copper band around the pot snails get an electric shock if they touch the copper with their slime.
Hanging baskets are NOT a good idea as the snails will climb walls, shimmy down the chains and eat your marigolds.
I hope this is helpful.
Reply:Use bio slug pellets that will stop the slimey things. I used to have that problem but not any more lol.
Reply:Those are those mean slugs, I recently found five on one plant. It had no chance. I snip them through with the garden scissors. They actually at up their dead slugs. We have a cute toad in the garden that is supposed to like eating slugs, but he seems to have lost his appetite. Slugs are a real pest this year because it is so warm and so wet. Ideal conditions for them all. Next year I am going to put nematodes in my garden to get rid of the slugs.
Here´s a link to various methods of slug control:
http://www.gardenaction.co.uk/techniques...
Reply:sounds like you have bunnies, which love marigolds and dandilions.
try putting up a small fence around the edge of your garden, or ditch the idea and place something non-bunny appetizing. like a catus based plant, roses, or maybe a dwarf bush of somesort
Reply:Garlic does the trick ! Crushed and thrown round the plants
Reply:It's all down to slugs mainly but snails like a nibble as well the only thing to do is eradicate them from your garden cos they have radar as far as marigolds are concerned
Reply:Slugs love marigolds. Slug pellets or organic methods needed. Try spreading coarse grit or sharp sand around them.
Reply:Last year when I put marigolds out, they disappeared that very night, so I was determined to do something this year. I don't like killing the slugs because I feed birds and don't want birds poisoned. So, what I have done this year and it seems to work, is to put out cat or dog food to encourage the hedgehogs to come around and let them dispose of the slugs. All I can say is I still have marigolds this year, though my neighbours tend to think its all the other cats and stray dogs that are eating the food!
Reply:Slugs and snails love eating marigolds, I learnt this after they ate all my plants, im afraid its time for the slug pellets. Good luck
Reply:either use lemond ade bottle with the bottom cut and breath through the top hole or slug pellets or repelant sparays or plate of beer for slugs
grow indoors in small pot till flower bugs only eat the baby and young marigolds
Reply:Try Moth Balls
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If u have read once upon a marigold!!!?
for this book I thought that either Winona Ryder or Scarlet johanesson should play her tell me if u think other wise
If u have read once upon a marigold!!!?
uh yea i go 2 ccisd but sry im not readin once upon a marigold... so do u no wat color their hair is?
Reply:Yeah, I think Scarlet Johanesson would be best.
Reply:my sister read it.... i dont have an opinion. but scarlet would do better i bet.
If u have read once upon a marigold!!!?
uh yea i go 2 ccisd but sry im not readin once upon a marigold... so do u no wat color their hair is?
Reply:Yeah, I think Scarlet Johanesson would be best.
Reply:my sister read it.... i dont have an opinion. but scarlet would do better i bet.
Has anybody read "Once Upon A Marigold" by Jean Ferris? If You have, HELP!?
I cannot figure out what the plot of this story is! Do you know the plot?
Has anybody read "Once Upon A Marigold" by Jean Ferris? If You have, HELP!?
Did you try to actually read the book first?
Reply:this answer SUCKED.
the only reason it was picked as "best answer" is because no one else answer the question. and there HAS to be a "best answer"
let me tell ya, this was NO "best answer" Report It
Has anybody read "Once Upon A Marigold" by Jean Ferris? If You have, HELP!?
Did you try to actually read the book first?
Reply:this answer SUCKED.
the only reason it was picked as "best answer" is because no one else answer the question. and there HAS to be a "best answer"
let me tell ya, this was NO "best answer" Report It
What is the main problem in "once upon a marigold" by jean ferris.?
I believe it is forbidden love because the two characters are in practically different worlds.
I planted marigolds, I was told they were bug deterrents, now the marigolds are being eaten?
I seem to have a lady bug looking thing, but green instead of red also stink bugs. Could they be eating the marigold?
I planted marigolds, I was told they were bug deterrents, now the marigolds are being eaten?
I, too, plant marigolds among my tomatoes and basil and other garden veggies to deter pests from my crop producers. Still, they do succumb to certain pests themselves, such as spider mites, slugs, earwigs, and white-fly. Other problems marigolds may be susceptible to aster yellows, wilt, gray mold and root rot.
For the bugs I use DE. It is available from Lowe's for about $8 a bag, and it goes a long way. (Diatomaceous Earth) I just buy a little ketchup bottle squirter thing, or a baster from the dollar store, fill it with DE, and squirt puffs of the powder onto my plants. Now, this will not work in the wet weather, and once it rains or gets washed off, you'll need to re-apply till the bugs are all dead.
DE is a non-toxic naturally occuring substance, and will not harm you or pets, but is deadly to insects in that they ingest it and die of dehydration due to the internal action of the dust.
Happy Gardening!
Reply:Lady bugs eat aphids which is what your marigolds have probably. I don't know what stink bugs eat but the Lady Bugs are not a problem unless you have thousands. If you do take a clean spray bottle that you can get at the dollar store and put half a cup of vinegar and the rest with water that will kill the aphids and once the aphids are gone the lady bugs will move on.
Reply:The only marigolds that deter insects are the old fashioned smelly varieties. The new marigolds with showy flowers don't do a thing. Acutally the old ones don't do much either. They tend to attract predators to the garden more than they repel pests but the plantings have to be very dense.
I planted marigolds, I was told they were bug deterrents, now the marigolds are being eaten?
I, too, plant marigolds among my tomatoes and basil and other garden veggies to deter pests from my crop producers. Still, they do succumb to certain pests themselves, such as spider mites, slugs, earwigs, and white-fly. Other problems marigolds may be susceptible to aster yellows, wilt, gray mold and root rot.
For the bugs I use DE. It is available from Lowe's for about $8 a bag, and it goes a long way. (Diatomaceous Earth) I just buy a little ketchup bottle squirter thing, or a baster from the dollar store, fill it with DE, and squirt puffs of the powder onto my plants. Now, this will not work in the wet weather, and once it rains or gets washed off, you'll need to re-apply till the bugs are all dead.
DE is a non-toxic naturally occuring substance, and will not harm you or pets, but is deadly to insects in that they ingest it and die of dehydration due to the internal action of the dust.
Happy Gardening!
Reply:Lady bugs eat aphids which is what your marigolds have probably. I don't know what stink bugs eat but the Lady Bugs are not a problem unless you have thousands. If you do take a clean spray bottle that you can get at the dollar store and put half a cup of vinegar and the rest with water that will kill the aphids and once the aphids are gone the lady bugs will move on.
Reply:The only marigolds that deter insects are the old fashioned smelly varieties. The new marigolds with showy flowers don't do a thing. Acutally the old ones don't do much either. They tend to attract predators to the garden more than they repel pests but the plantings have to be very dense.
How do you recommend planting ice pansys and marigolds?
I would like to know if I planted the pansies in the right spot. I planted them where it is shady in the morning until around 1-2p.m. and then sunny until around 5-7 sometime in that area? also do you recommend putting marigold in side on a patio with window that open?
How do you recommend planting ice pansys and marigolds?
i am planting pansies and marigolds for many years.
the location u told is ideal for pansies.
but for marigolds, i don't think its good idea to plant them at that location.... cause they need full sun to thrive.... and they really don't have a very good smell.
marigolds r planted in my gardens to keep the mosquitoes away b/c of its smell.
Reply:I planted ice pansies in front of my house last year, which gets afternoon/ evening sun. They did so well that they lasted all winter and are still alive now (and they've multiplied). I think the marigolds should do well too as long as they get plenty of sun. (I live in Ohio.)
Reply:Pansy's are pretty hardy and survive anything. I think where you have them planted is fine. The marigolds are really an outside type of plant. They don't need to be inside but if the window is open they should be o.k. but remember they too want alot of sun.
Reply:Pansies and marigolds are good in partial sun or full sun, I have planted both and have a lot of trees in my yard, I just pick out the most sunny spot and they do great, no need to worry they are both great plants and easy to grow for border or flower boxes. Good Luck!!
Reply:The area for the pansies seem OK but I don't think you want to plant marigolds inside because of the aroma that exude from this plant. marigolds love the sun and tends to keep some insects away as well because of it's pungent aroma.
Reply:I don't know much about panseys, as I lack in gardening skills; however, because of my lack of skills, I love marigolds because they thrive everywhere and every time I have ever planted them. I have lived in many different regions in Canada. The only thing I would say about having them near a window that opens, is that marigolds have a strong smell to them, which is not a nice flowery smell, but a very distinct smell that I wouldn't like inside my house. You may get this smell coming into your home through the open window. Hope that helps you in some way!
How do you recommend planting ice pansys and marigolds?
i am planting pansies and marigolds for many years.
the location u told is ideal for pansies.
but for marigolds, i don't think its good idea to plant them at that location.... cause they need full sun to thrive.... and they really don't have a very good smell.
marigolds r planted in my gardens to keep the mosquitoes away b/c of its smell.
Reply:I planted ice pansies in front of my house last year, which gets afternoon/ evening sun. They did so well that they lasted all winter and are still alive now (and they've multiplied). I think the marigolds should do well too as long as they get plenty of sun. (I live in Ohio.)
Reply:Pansy's are pretty hardy and survive anything. I think where you have them planted is fine. The marigolds are really an outside type of plant. They don't need to be inside but if the window is open they should be o.k. but remember they too want alot of sun.
Reply:Pansies and marigolds are good in partial sun or full sun, I have planted both and have a lot of trees in my yard, I just pick out the most sunny spot and they do great, no need to worry they are both great plants and easy to grow for border or flower boxes. Good Luck!!
Reply:The area for the pansies seem OK but I don't think you want to plant marigolds inside because of the aroma that exude from this plant. marigolds love the sun and tends to keep some insects away as well because of it's pungent aroma.
Reply:I don't know much about panseys, as I lack in gardening skills; however, because of my lack of skills, I love marigolds because they thrive everywhere and every time I have ever planted them. I have lived in many different regions in Canada. The only thing I would say about having them near a window that opens, is that marigolds have a strong smell to them, which is not a nice flowery smell, but a very distinct smell that I wouldn't like inside my house. You may get this smell coming into your home through the open window. Hope that helps you in some way!
Effect of plant growth regulators on marigold plant?
its growth will be regulated by this way
Effect of plant growth regulators on marigold plant?
Hello Effect of plant growth,
Unless you are watering excessively or not enough the marigold plant does not need regulators used on it. There is now out on the market a timed watering system why not use it if you have a problem that way.
Have fun!
Reply:It depends on which you use, and how applied. Some control internodal growth, some stimulate root growth (cytokinin comes to mind, a stress related hormone)
Too much jasmonic acid may cause leaf drop...
Reply:Mostly a plant growth regulator keeps the plant more compact, say for instance on a wondering jew plant the stems can become long and leggy, a plant growth regulator is made for this type of problem, especially when your growing thousands, in your home you keep your plant cut back to keep it healthy and full. Plant growth regulators are used in the growing industry to keep their seedling from getting to big before shipping them tho their customers. The chemical used in this product usually stunts the growth of the leaves and can result in clubbed leaves. It also takes more fertilizer and time to get them grown on time to be shipped on time. I'm opposed to seed growers using this chemical because of this reason. And I realy can't see why you would have to use it on yard grown marigolds, keep the dead flowers pinched off and your marigolds should'nt need P.G.R.'s. Insect Growth Regulators, thats a different question!!!!!! Greenhouse grower of 15 years.
Reply:Yes, plant growth regulators on a marigold plant will regulate growth. Bedding plant nurseries spray growth regulators on their seedlings and developing plants as part of production process IF such treatment is profitable.
Effect of plant growth regulators on marigold plant?
Hello Effect of plant growth,
Unless you are watering excessively or not enough the marigold plant does not need regulators used on it. There is now out on the market a timed watering system why not use it if you have a problem that way.
Have fun!
Reply:It depends on which you use, and how applied. Some control internodal growth, some stimulate root growth (cytokinin comes to mind, a stress related hormone)
Too much jasmonic acid may cause leaf drop...
Reply:Mostly a plant growth regulator keeps the plant more compact, say for instance on a wondering jew plant the stems can become long and leggy, a plant growth regulator is made for this type of problem, especially when your growing thousands, in your home you keep your plant cut back to keep it healthy and full. Plant growth regulators are used in the growing industry to keep their seedling from getting to big before shipping them tho their customers. The chemical used in this product usually stunts the growth of the leaves and can result in clubbed leaves. It also takes more fertilizer and time to get them grown on time to be shipped on time. I'm opposed to seed growers using this chemical because of this reason. And I realy can't see why you would have to use it on yard grown marigolds, keep the dead flowers pinched off and your marigolds should'nt need P.G.R.'s. Insect Growth Regulators, thats a different question!!!!!! Greenhouse grower of 15 years.
Reply:Yes, plant growth regulators on a marigold plant will regulate growth. Bedding plant nurseries spray growth regulators on their seedlings and developing plants as part of production process IF such treatment is profitable.
How easy are marigolds to grow?
When we purchased our home we had 1 lone marigold plant, my kids and I collected, dried, and kept the seed pods.
My mother says just till a spot and spread them on- water- and they will grow.
This sounds WAY too easy
Could it be true????
How easy are marigolds to grow?
My favorite flower.
Purdue feeds these flowers to thier chickens to give thier skin that yellow glow they like to advertize about so often.
If you plant Marigolds among the plants in a vegatable garden a lot of hungry bugs will stay away. I do it with tomatoe plants.
Just take the seeds an spread them around,,,cover with a little soil, about 1/8 of an inch and mist the ground with water every day. A mist--not a spray.
As the plants flower and then when the flowers have wilted---pull them off and more flowers will grow on the same plant.
keep the dried seeds for next year.
Reply:yes they are, they will grow pretty much anywhere with a little sun and water! don't forget to save the seeds again!
also morning glories are easy too
Reply:It's TRUE! You can throw in some petunia seeds along with it and they thrive also. The marigold seeds that I saved year to year...grew taller and taller each year until they were like huge mums. Marigolds also help keep the rabbits out if you use them to surround your vegie garden!
Reply:yes they are you dont even have to collect the seeds just when there dry on plant throw them all back into soil spread around when they reach say 5 cm as they will be growing everywhere you can transplant them just where you want them
good for keep insect away to.....they come mainly in orange and yellow
Reply:It's true they are very easy to grow
Reply:Yes, Zinnias %26amp; Marigolds are super easy to grow. We just 'crush' up the dead dry flowers in our fingers and then just scatter in back onto the ground. That was last October/November(the plants were still blooming!) now you can see them starting to come up again. They're about 1" high right now. Some seeds I started indoors in January are about 3" high. Very good success rate with the seeds. I had a 99% birth rate with the seeds indoors.
Reply:These annuals are VERY easy to grow. Heed your Mum. You will be rewarded by their beautiful blooms and the benefit to your garden is that bugs find the the odor offensive so they keep the bugs down in your garden.
Good Growing!!!
horns
My mother says just till a spot and spread them on- water- and they will grow.
This sounds WAY too easy
Could it be true????
How easy are marigolds to grow?
My favorite flower.
Purdue feeds these flowers to thier chickens to give thier skin that yellow glow they like to advertize about so often.
If you plant Marigolds among the plants in a vegatable garden a lot of hungry bugs will stay away. I do it with tomatoe plants.
Just take the seeds an spread them around,,,cover with a little soil, about 1/8 of an inch and mist the ground with water every day. A mist--not a spray.
As the plants flower and then when the flowers have wilted---pull them off and more flowers will grow on the same plant.
keep the dried seeds for next year.
Reply:yes they are, they will grow pretty much anywhere with a little sun and water! don't forget to save the seeds again!
also morning glories are easy too
Reply:It's TRUE! You can throw in some petunia seeds along with it and they thrive also. The marigold seeds that I saved year to year...grew taller and taller each year until they were like huge mums. Marigolds also help keep the rabbits out if you use them to surround your vegie garden!
Reply:yes they are you dont even have to collect the seeds just when there dry on plant throw them all back into soil spread around when they reach say 5 cm as they will be growing everywhere you can transplant them just where you want them
good for keep insect away to.....they come mainly in orange and yellow
Reply:It's true they are very easy to grow
Reply:Yes, Zinnias %26amp; Marigolds are super easy to grow. We just 'crush' up the dead dry flowers in our fingers and then just scatter in back onto the ground. That was last October/November(the plants were still blooming!) now you can see them starting to come up again. They're about 1" high right now. Some seeds I started indoors in January are about 3" high. Very good success rate with the seeds. I had a 99% birth rate with the seeds indoors.
Reply:These annuals are VERY easy to grow. Heed your Mum. You will be rewarded by their beautiful blooms and the benefit to your garden is that bugs find the the odor offensive so they keep the bugs down in your garden.
Good Growing!!!
horns
I have a mini greenhouse, what small flowering plants can I grow instead of marigolds?
So I have this mini greenhouse in my room, I live in the city in the apartment, so I can't really grow anything. The mini greenhouse can grow marigold, using artificial soil, the size of the greenhouse is 9 x 6.5 x 6.5-inches. What other nice beautiful flowering plants can I grow in there?
I have a mini greenhouse, what small flowering plants can I grow instead of marigolds?
Try some impatiens. A shade loving annual with many different flower colors available.
Reply:African violets!
Reply:I vote for african violets.
I have a mini greenhouse, what small flowering plants can I grow instead of marigolds?
Try some impatiens. A shade loving annual with many different flower colors available.
Reply:African violets!
Reply:I vote for african violets.
Is this a marigold?
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm151...
My mom said she thought it was but I have no clue. Thanks in advance for any answers.
Is this a marigold?
Looks like the foilage to me.
http://www.njha.org/images/photosID/mari...
Reply:In all probability those are marigolds. If you brush the leaves is there a strong odor? If there is it is definitely marigold. Some like the odor and some don't.
Reply:It definitely looks like one to me!
My mom said she thought it was but I have no clue. Thanks in advance for any answers.
Is this a marigold?
Looks like the foilage to me.
http://www.njha.org/images/photosID/mari...
Reply:In all probability those are marigolds. If you brush the leaves is there a strong odor? If there is it is definitely marigold. Some like the odor and some don't.
Reply:It definitely looks like one to me!
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