Why are my Marigolds dying?

Okay, so I bought them 48 hours ago and they're already wilty. :( I have them in pots with potting soil, and I water them (but not too much). One of the plants is very wilty. They stay in the sun all day and outside at night. Is it the cold nights? It can get down to about 50 at night... too much sun? Any other possibilities?

Why are my Marigolds dying?
You have not watered them enough. Water them until you see water draining from the pot hole. Then wait a while and water them again. Potting soil will not hold water as well as regular soil although it is nice and light and probably is better for the plant's root system. The sun has little to do with this problem. Marigolds like sun and are usually planted in the direct sun. Even with the possibility of the soil heating up during the day because of the pot itself, your problem still has to do with watering. I always give my newly planted annuals a good over watering, whether they be planted in the garden or in a pot.





As far as the shortening of the growing season, it depends on where you live. Up north, it is probably too late for marigold plants. Still though, I have seen potted marigolds sold right alongside mums for fall color.
Reply:They were my mother's favorite flower...HHMM nice memories. I think it is because the end of the season. I do not know where you live but I believe they are seasonal atleast from what I can rember..





Good luck
Reply:I am afraid you bought them too late. There growing season is over. They only last through the summer. I hope you didn't pay full price for them. When the temperature drops they start to die.
Reply:because everything u touch dies
Reply:Yes, it may be the end of the season, but these plants MUST stay outdoors, they are NOT indoor plants. They strive on heat, and survive the cold you discribe. They should last until the end of Sep to mid Oct.





Once outside, they do require a healthy watering, and it is kind of hard to over water them "OUTSIDE"!!!! Just so not flood them, ok?
Reply:try this cover the flowers with damp news papers at night before the sunset so the dew isnt too cold on them and remove the cover at dawn or when you get up watwer lightly at morning night watering causes molds and wilt
Reply:It's that time of year. Mine are fading also.
Reply:THERE TIME HAS COME
Reply:Sometimes when nurseries have plants they are not properly "hardened off." So when they are exposed to full sun they do not do well. I think they should last a little longer too. If you got them at Home Depot or Lowes, they should have a 1 year guarantee and if you bring them back w/ the reciept, dead/dying plants and pots if you still have them they will take them back.
Reply:Marigolds are annuals and tend to live only one growing season - spring/summer and then die - it is too late in the season to plant them.

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