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.
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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...