Planting the marigold in the garden and on the balcony

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• Planting the marigold in the garden and on the balcony
• Do you buy the marigold better than seeds or as young plants?
• Which location does the marigold prefer?
• When can the marigold be sown or planted in the field?
• Is the merit of marigold worth it?
• Can you transplant the marigold?
• How is the marigold multiplied?
• Which parts of the marigold can be harvested?
• Which substrate is particularly suitable for the calendula?
• At which distance should the marigold be sown?
• Tips

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Planting the marigold in the garden and on the balcony

As one of the most traditional flowering plants in the peasant and monastery garden is not without reason the common or garden marigold (Calendula officinalis). After all, this plant not only blooms very persistently, it is also useful as a medicinal plant and edible Speiekoration.

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Do you buy the marigold better than seeds or as young plants?

Marigolds purchased from specialist retailers can be planted in the garden without any problems in the spring. You can even pull the fast-growing marigolds out of the seed, even after the last frosts, in the open air or from March onwards.

Which location does the marigold prefer?

The marigold thrives particularly well in full sun to partially shaded spots, the soil should be loamy to humorous.

When can the marigold be sown or planted in the field?

So that your marigolds are not damaged by night frosts, you should plant them at the earliest in May in the garden plants or directly in the bed.

Is the merit of marigold worth it?

The preference of the marigold in the house allows in spring and early summer, a particularly early sea of ​​flowers in the respective yellow and orange tones.

Can you transplant the marigold?

Unless you plan transplanting in the driest midsummer, marigolds generally tolerate transplanting quite well. But make sure that:

How is the marigold multiplied?

The marigold is propagated exclusively by sowing, whereby this plant quickly and frequently comes to self-seeded stocks.

Which parts of the marigold can be harvested?

The marigold can be used on the whole as a versatile medicinal plant:

Which substrate is particularly suitable for the calendula?

Basically, marigolds are not very demanding as far as the composition of the soil is concerned. However, a somewhat loamy, yet non-moisturous soil with a certain profundity can have a positive effect on the growth of the plants and the number of flowers.

At which distance should the marigold be sown?

Although a single specimen of marigold can grow quite bushy in the course of a summer, it does not necessarily harm a relatively dense seeding. If the marigold in your vegetable garden serves as a barrier against snails and nematodes, you can simply pull a furrow around the bed and sow the calendula in it.

Tips

The summer flowering time of the marigold flowers in the garden is particularly appealing when you mix species with differently colored flowers in the garden.