There are several types easily grown from seed. All are in the plant genus Tagetes. French marigolds, Tagetes patula, are smaller plants with fern-like foliage. Varieties such as 'Cottage Red ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Q: I’ve been starting our own marigolds indoors from seed each year, because they are so easy to grow and they do well in the flowerbeds on the south side of our house where it gets hot.

Lemon Gem is an heirloom marigold with neat, mound-shaped plants that are perfect for the edges of flowerbeds or in containers.