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- It's so easy to ignite the floral beacon of your tagetes
- Plant Tagetes properly
- care Tips
- Which location is suitable?
- The right planting distance
- Which soil does the plant need?
- What is the best planting time?
- When is flowering time?
- Cut Tagetes correctly
- Pour tagetes
- Feed Tagetes properly
- pests
- overwinter
- Tagetes multiply
- Tagetes in the pot
- Is Tagetes poisonous?
- Beautiful varieties
Easy-care color spots for balcony and garden: the marigold
It's so easy to ignite the floral beacon of your tagetes
Her colorful flower heads thrive with phenomenal long-range effect. In discounts, as bedding or grave border, in the bucket and balcony box, the marigold flower from June to the first frost boom, without requiring extensive care. How to professionally cultivate the tireless Tagetes is revealed by the following answers to frequently asked questions.
Plant Tagetes properly
From the middle of May, you can plant the marigold, which has been picked up by hand or purchased in the garden center, in a sunny spot. To do this, rake the fresh, nutrient-rich soil thoroughly to dig out small pits at a distance of 25-30 cm. Shovel the soil into a bucket or wheelbarrow to mix compost and horn shavings. Now peck the tagetes and put a plant in each hole. Fill the planting hole with the enriched substrate until just below the first pair of leaves. After you have watered with room-warm water, mulch with leaves or grass clippings.
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care Tips
The marigold owes its name not least to the fact that their care succeeds even without many years of experience. All the important aspects we have put together for you here:
Leave some flowers in the bed from August / September, the annual plant takes over the self-sowing without further action. It is important to note that direct skin contact with the plant sap is phototoxic and can trigger an allergic reaction. Therefore always wear gloves for all work around the Sammetblume.
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Which location is suitable?
In the sunny to partially shaded spot, the marigold flower thrives in any normal garden soil. In the best case the Sammetblume finds a well drained, humus and not too heavy earth. Robust varieties are available for rain and wind-exposed layers, which bravely defy the rigors of the weather.
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The right planting distance
The selected variety specifies the respective planting distance. The dwarf varieties Tagetes nana become a maximum of 20 cm high, so that a distance of 15-20 cm is well chosen. The vast majority of the Tagetes grows 30-40 cm high, which suggests an ideal planting distance of 25-30 cm. Only the mighty Tagetes erecta, which stretch up to 120 cm high, are settled at a distance of 80-100 cm.
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Which soil does the plant need?
The marigold is not fussy about the soil texture. As long as she can recharge enough sunlight, she thrives magnificently in every normal garden soil. Tagetes achieve their optimum in a fresh, moist, humus rich and nutrient rich soil. For cultivation in a pot and balcony box, we recommend a commercially available potting compost with low peat content. A handful of sand or expanded clay improves the permeability and prevents waterlogging.
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What is the best planting time?
The South American immigrant can not cope with cold or even frosty temperatures. Therefore, plant your preferred marigold flower in the bed from mid-May at the earliest. For direct sowing, on the other hand, the time window will open as of the end of April, provided that no delayed ground frosts have been announced at this time.
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When is flowering time?
With the first warm days from mid-May, the marigold flower starts in a flowering period that lasts until the first frost. Regularly wipe out withered flowers and support a gapless, picturesque flowering flora. At the same time you spare the hard-working Tagetes the power-consuming growth of seed stalls.
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Cut Tagetes correctly
Cut out withered flower heads continuously, favoring a lush, long-lasting flowering flora. At the same time, in the middle of the season, the power-consuming seed growth is stopped. Only from August / September leave the flowers of a marigold flower in the bed. Alternatively, harvest the seeds for sowing behind glass or you leave the Tagetes the propagation on your own. After the first frost, the flowers inevitably freeze, so that the remains of plants can be beaten down in the spring.
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Pour tagetes
The marigold feels well in a slightly damp soil, which dries in the meantime. When the thumb sample points to a dried substrate, always water the flower. On hot summer days, this may be required daily, especially in the bucket or planter. Do not water Tagetes under blazing sunlight, but in the morning or evening hours. Under sunlight, every single drop of water on flowers and leaves turns into a burning glass, which leads to considerable damage to the plant tissue.
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Feed Tagetes properly
In the bed, the marigold does not ask for a regular supply of nutrients. If you are already out and about in the garden with a wheelbarrow full of mature compost, the plant gratefully accepts a portion of it. Superficially work in the organic material and water. Thrive Tagetes in the pot and balcony box, fertilize every 3-4 weeks from June to October with a liquid fertilizer for flowering plants.
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pests
Unfortunately, the marigold exerts a magical attraction on snails. Clever hobby gardeners therefore use the plant as a natural shield for their vegetable beds by planting Tagetes as a border. The approaching snail company is thus distracted by lettuce, strawberries, tomatoes and other crops. If you want to preserve the flower as a decoration, we recommend taking precautions against the gluttonous pests. A worm fence holds snails as well as moving barriers made of grit or thick wood shavings. Sprinkle coffee grounds regularly because the caffeine has a toxic effect on the beasts. If you decide to use slug pellets in case of high infestation pressure, we recommend the application in split traps so that the harmless casing screws do not fall victim to the poison.
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overwinter
Located in the tropical-warm regions of South America, the marigold is not frost resistant. At temperatures below - 5 degrees Celsius the flower freezes. Although a few species and varieties thrive perennially, the hibernation effort is not worth the effort. If you dare the experiment, carry Tagetes in the pot or flower box in time to a bright, frost-free winter quarters. At temperatures of 15 to 18 degrees Celsius you pour only little and do not administer fertilizer.
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Tagetes multiply
So that you do not miss the radiance of Tagetes next year, we recommend the uncomplicated propagation by means of sowing. To do this, collect fully withered flowers on a dry day in the fall. In the airy, dry place, spread the harvest on kitchen paper for a few days. Then fill the dried flower heads with the seeds they contain in a box with a lid or a bag and shake vigorously. Now sift the seeds through a colander on a plate. Preserve the seed until next spring in the airtight, dark glass jar in the cool cellar. So the sowing succeeds:
Alternatively, sow the seeds directly into the bed as soon as no more ground frost is expected from the end of April. Prepare a fine-grained seedbed with flat grooves spaced 20-30 cm apart. A dense network repels hungry gardeners and voracious pests. Moisturize the soil to separate the strongest seedlings to 25-30 cm 2 weeks after emergence.
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Tagetes in the pot
In the pot and flower box you save the student flower stressful pecking and repotting when you sow directly on the potting soil. A water-bearing layer of pottery shards or grit on the ground effectively prevents waterlogging. From the end of April, sprinkle the fine seeds on the substrate, lightly squeeze it and moisten with a fine shower. In the light, not full sun, water regularly without completely moisturizing the soil. Depending on the variety, separate the seedlings to a distance of 10-15 cm. If the Tagetes with 4-6 leaves once fell off, they branch particularly bushy. Always water the collection flowers when the substrate has dried. From June until the end of flowering, apply liquid fertilizer every 3-4 weeks. Cut out the withered flower heads every few days, luring out the next flowers.
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Is Tagetes poisonous?
The marigold contains thiophene, an organic compound that is phototoxic. Skin contact with the sap under light can cause dermatitis, a most unpleasant skin condition. Therefore, wear gloves during all planting and care work. In addition, there is no health risk from Tagetes, so nothing speaks against an extension in the family garden.
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