Has anyone ever planted Marigolds

@venshida (4836)
United States
March 29, 2007 5:16pm CST
I was at the garden center this morning, and I brought petunia and marigold. I have planted petunia in the past, but never planted marigold before. Are marigold easy to grow? Are they drought resistant?
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@marciascott (25529)
• United States
30 Mar 07
Hi, I just run across this disgustion. I think Marigolds are easy to grow. and a little secret if you don't know you can save the seeds for next year,so You don't have to buy anymore I do it every year. I found that out from my niebor next door to me. 2 years a go she gave me some seeds from her plant. I planted them and they came out some pretty. I have Yellow one, Orange ones Maroon and yellow. they look so pretty when you plant them all together, you hve a differt variety. rembember to save them, other plant that have seeds save them too. put them in a brown paper bag, or anykind of containers. also put plant food on them. they will grow like crazy. pentunias will come back too, next year only if they are in a pot. so next year you won't have to buy Marigolds. keep the seeds. they are hard to kill. they can withstand anything. another plant you can keep till next year are Geriniums if you like them. put them in a brown paper bag and store in the basement and plant them next year just like they are. another niebor told me about that. they were Senior citizens, so they know what they are talking about. I hope I have gave you some good tips. because it really works.
@venshida (4836)
• United States
30 Mar 07
I have the yellow, and the orange. The garden center did not have maroon. I am going to another store to look for the maroon. I think the three colors together will look pretty.
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@marciascott (25529)
• United States
2 Apr 07
Yes they will thank you for best response!
• United States
11 Apr 07
marigold - flowers from my garden.
Yes I planted marigold and those comeout very well last year. But those were tiny. I want to grow african marigolds this year. Really huge and big.
@jbrowsin66 (1321)
• United States
30 Mar 07
Yes, marigolds are extremely easy to grow and drought resistant. In the fall you'll get tons of seeds for the following year. They don't smell too pretty though.
• United States
30 Mar 07
They smell kinda crummy, but they really keep mesquetos away and outta your yard lol. They are really easy to grow, just put them in soil and they do the rest, i try to water my garden every day to every other day but my MIL grows merigolds as well and only waters them 2-3 times a month. And they thrive in that as well. We like to plant them near where we eat outside to help keep the bug population down.
• United States
30 Mar 07
i planted marigold last year.those comeout very well.i planted seed last year ,planning to do the same this year too.
@Grillmama (294)
• United States
30 Mar 07
I have planted marigolds before and they can be drought resistant but water them good and deep several times a week when possible.
@CatNPK (461)
• United States
29 Mar 07
Marigolds are great, and bug resistant too! Very easy to grow. Just follow any directions that came with the plants. They like sunny or partly shaded areas.