Marigold Seeds - Mexican
(Tagetes minuta) Annual. (Natural Weed Killer) 110 days to maturity.
Mexican Marigold is known for killing invasive weeds including couch grass, ground ivy and bindweed, it is also has high nematocidal, and insecticidal properties which are used to repel pests and insects. Mexican Marigold is a very tall and woody annual herb. Miniature yellow flowers will form 1 to 5 tubular flower heads per stem.
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Growth Habit: Upright growth to 4-6 feet, sturdy stems, large leaves, 4” flowers.
Sun Requirements: Full sun
Soil Preference: Average, well-drained soil.
How to Plant:
Direct sow: Sow seeds 2 weeks after last frost date ¼” deep. Seeds should germinate in 7-9 days. Thin young plants to 1 foot apart.
Transplant: Sow seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost date. Seeds should germinate in 7-9 days. Harden off seedlings before transplanting 2 weeks after the last frost date. Space plants 1 foot apart.
When to Harvest: Harvest blooms from Summer into Fall.
How to Harvest: Cut stems when flowers are half open for fresh, fully open for drying.
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Each seed packet contains approximately 100 untreated Mexican Marigold flower seeds.
This is a great all around open pollinated flower variety, adaptable to any home flower garden.
You will be 100% satisfied with the quality of our Crackerjack Marigold Flower Seeds.
Available direct from Incredible Seeds, a Canadian Heirloom and Heritage Seed Company, offering only the best natural, non-GMO, open pollinated and untreated seeds, located in Nova Scotia, Canada.
