There are several types easily grown from seed. All are in the plant genus Tagetes. French marigolds, Tagetes patula, are ...

French marigolds are one of the easiest annuals to grow and care for starting with saved seed, purchased seed, or nursery seedlings. Plant nursery seedlings 10 to 12 inches apart for mass ...

I sow up to 10 seeds for later transplanting into individual pots. For cucumber, squash, marigold and zinnia I plant three seeds without transplanting. Soil needs to stay constantly moist until ...

This is not to say, however, that companion planting is without merit. The practice itself has benefited fruit and vegetable growers for thousands of years, beginning with the “Three Sisters Method” ...