Beautiful red/gold Marigold. Fantastic plant that is useful as well as attractive. Flowers are edible and it makes a great companion plant for tomatoes, staving off greenfly.
Sow: March–April indoors / May direct
Height: Approx. 50cm
Seeds: Approx. 30
Type: Half-hardy Annual
Good for: Cut flowers · Edible flowers · Seed saving
GROWING NOTES
Keep the seedbed or compost evenly moist while germination takes place, then grow on in good light.
SEED SAVING
Allow a few flowers to mature fully and collect the seed once it is ripe and dry. Store somewhere cool, dry and labelled.
Grown, harvested and packed by Missenden Seeds in the Chiltern Hills. Open-pollinated and grown without chemical pesticides or peat.
Beautiful red/gold Marigold. Fantastic plant that is useful as well as attractive. Flowers are edible and it makes a great companion plant for tomatoes, staving off greenfly.
Sow: March–April indoors / May direct
Height: Approx. 50cm
Seeds: Approx. 30
Type: Half-hardy Annual
Good for: Cut flowers · Edible flowers · Seed saving
GROWING NOTES
Keep the seedbed or compost evenly moist while germination takes place, then grow on in good light.
SEED SAVING
Allow a few flowers to mature fully and collect the seed once it is ripe and dry. Store somewhere cool, dry and labelled.
Grown, harvested and packed by Missenden Seeds in the Chiltern Hills. Open-pollinated and grown without chemical pesticides or peat.
