MARIGOLD (African) Kees' Orange

Sowing Guide - Indoors: Sow indoors, a warm kitchen windowsill is all you need for starting these seeds. Sow 0.5cm (1/4") deep in trays of compost. Water well and place in a warm position. A temperature of 15-20oC (60-68oF) is ideal. Keep the compost moist. The tray can be covered with clingfilm to preserve humidity, but remove when seedlings appear. Seedlings usually appear in 14-21 days. Transplant seedlings in tiny clumps 5cm (2") apart to other trays when large enough to handle. (Always handle by a leaf, never by the stem.) Grow on in cooler but not cold conditions. Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions (avoid frosts). before planting out 30cm (1') apart, when frosts are over.

Soil Type: Well drained, fertile

Position: Full sun

Hints & Tips: If seedlings become leggy before before required for planting out, plant deeply and they should also root from their stems.

Germination Time: 14-21 days

Height: 60cm

Spread: 30cm

Colour: Orange

Hardy: Half Hardy Annual

Fill: 75

Measure: Seeds

PFP: No

Botanic Name: Tagetes erecta