Marigold Spray Petite Annual Flower Seeds - Pack of 250 Seeds for Home Gardening, Landscaping & Outdoor Decor

MARIGOLD SPRAY PETITE An annual plant that grows 6 to 8" tall. Spreading bushes with terry, orange-brown flowers with diameter 1.5 to 3". Blooms from June until frost. Used for flower beds, containers, and garden vases. Planting instructions: Marigolds thrive in full sunshine and can often withstand very hot summers. Though they grow in almost any soil, marigolds do best in moderately fertile, well-drained soil. Prepare the soil by digging down about 6 inches to loosen it. Remove stones. Sow seeds directly into the garden once the soil is warm in the spring. You can start seeds indoors but they germinate so easily outside that there’s really no advantage. Marigolds sprout within days in warm weather and plants bloom in about 8 weeks. Moisten the soil, then sow seeds 1 inch apart and no more than 1 inch deep. Germination from large, easily handled seeds is rapid, and blooms should appear within a few weeks of sowing. Once the marigolds have established themselves, pinch off the tops of the plants to encourage them to grow bushier. This will keep the plants from becoming leggy and will encourage more blooming. Marigolds don’t require deadheading, but if dying blossoms are regularly removed, it will encourage the plant to continue blooming profusely. Do not water marigolds from overhead. Water at the base of the plant. Do not fertilize marigolds during growth.