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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Saturday, November 14, 2009
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.
riding boots
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.
riding boots
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.
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