Mexican marigold grow and care – herbaceous of the genus Tagetes also known as Tagetes erecta or Aztec marigold, Mexican marigold perennial evergreen or annual plant, mostly as ornamental plant but the plant edible and also used for medical or as pests repelant, can grow in mediterranean, desert, subtropical, temperate, tropic climate and growing in hardiness zone 3+ as annual and hardiness zone 10b+ as perennial
Leaves color green in linear shape the structure odd pinnate, the edges serrated.
Mexican marigold flower
Flower color yellow, orange, white-cream, full bloom fragrance and edible.
Mexican marigold for sale – Seeds or Plants to Buy
How to grow growing Mexican marigold plant care:
Well-drained soil, moist soil when it’s young
What is the best way to start growing:
Plant / Seedling / Seed
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties/Problems with growing:
Allelopathy
Planting season:
Spring to summer, in hardiness zone 11+ possible to start also in autumn (if grown as perennial if as annual will be shorter season, hardiness zone 10b+ better to sow it in the end of the winter
Pests and diseases:
Mites
Repellant pests:
This plant effective against nematodes and good to plant it next to plants that sensitive to nematodes like passion fruits
Pruning season:
All season
How to prune:
Prune dead flower
Size of the plant?
20-80 cm, 8-32 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing
Irrigation water management requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun, when grow it in desert or a place with hot summer need less sun 80% and possible also to grow in half shade
Is it possible to grow indoor?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
When does flowers bloom?
Spring / Summer / Autumn
General information about the flower
Yellow, orange, white-cream flowers, full bloom fragrance and edible
Pollination is done by:
Bees, flies
Harvesting flowers:
2-3 months after planting, when the plants have fully developed head, harvest in the base they are considered as mature and it’s time to harvest, in order to harvest need tall cultivar, possible also small to harvest but it’s just harder and less impressive
Grow from seeds
Sowing requirement:
Mexican marigold seed can be sown in the soil before the last expected frosts. The germination will takes place in 15 days. It will requires 1.5 to 2 months to bloom. Direct sowing eliminates transplanting issues. You can also plant seedling from pots to the ground in the spring in single or double rows
Saving seeds until sowing:
Dry & dark location
Sowing season:
Spring / Summer (for annual better in spring) and even to start indoor in the end of the winter
Planting spacing:
20*30cm as annual in small
Depth of Sowing:
0.5-1cm (0.25-0.5 inches)
Conditions for seeds germinate:
Moist soil in sunny location
Watering requires for Seeds:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water
Germination time:
1-3 weeks
Condition of seedling:
Moist soil, don’t let it dry until establish, sunny location
Uses of the plants
Uses of the leaves – digestive problems, coughs, sore eyes and colds.
Uses of the roots – laxative.
Uses of the flower – used as a flavor component and as a yellow-orange colorant as mosquito repellent and as essential oil (contains antioxidants against maggots)
Scientific name:
Tagetes erecta
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