After a plant is completely dried out can you revive it?

we just moved into a house and someone had left a pot with some Marigolds (I think) in it. They are all dried out, but if I water it, will it grow again? Also, in the yard, I'm having a hard time separating weeds from flowers, do you know a good place to look up which are which? I don't have hours to spend looking through books to find the right plants. If I can't figure it out, I think I'll just cut everything and start over. Any advice would be appreciated...I obviously don't know anything about plants, but I'd like to have a nice yard. :)

After a plant is completely dried out can you revive it?
You can try. Plunge it in some water - pot and all. A bucket will probably do the trick. You might be lucky.


Give your garden a year to see what is in it. If you throw everything out, you might be very sorry. Take your time. And yes, get some books or find a friendly neighbour.
Reply:No; as a general rule, marigolds such as you describe are pretty much toast. The good part, however, is that you can buy young marigold bedding plants at most nurseries for very little, and replace the dead ones. If you need to go even cheaper, then marigolds are VERY easy to grow from seed.
Reply:It actually depends on the plant that has dried out and as to what type it is, but what you can do as a last effort to save it is, cut of most of its branches and dead foliage, then keep watering it well over the next week and look for signs for a new green shoot. If you don't see any signs of life after two weeks, you'll definitely know you have killed it. Cheers and good luck.
Reply:With perennials, you could. But marigolds are annuals
Reply:The marigolds are probably goners.





As far as your garden goes, if you can tell that the dried out plants are marigolds, then you have a good start. I would start by pulling out the obvious weeds like grasses. Once you have done that pull out any that have spikes or are thorny. Then get the dandelions. After that, you should start getting a feel for what the garden looks like, and where you should go from there.





Mulching with grass clippings will help to keep the weeds down and reduce the need for watering.





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Reply:no you can revive it because once its dryed out its dead