Marigold - French petite seeds. Each packet contains 50+ precious seeds containing a mix of red, orange, and yellow flowers.
Great garden guardian, THIS is the marigold you want around your fruits and veggies. Super beneficial all around. This is the SMALL variety of marigold and NOT the flowers you typically see used for Dia de Muertos holidays.
Depending on your growing zone, grow indoors or outdoors as Spring approaches for Spring flowers. In warm zones, you can plant all the way up until July 1 and still have flowers in November.
The annual plant needs full sun and can grow very bushy 1'-2' tall, up to 2' wide, with flowers up to 2" wide. I like planting at the edge of my raised beds and they hang over slightly leaving room in the soil for other things.
plant 1 seed per cell (spot) 1/8” deep, barely cover with soil. Water gently and keep hydrated until germination. Can take 7-14 days to sprout from the seed. And then it takes 70-90 days to flower.
Dont forget to save some of your best & biggest mature flowers for the seeds. Leave them on the plant until they dry and then save in a dry/cool space for next year.