Marigolds

Marigolds, is a members of the genus Tagetes. This aromatic plant have attractive yellow, orange, or red flowers.Marigolds

Nice!

My favorite flower.

I can almost smell them from here!  One of my favorite flowers!

they are also good at repelling bad insects. my father used to grow them every third row in the garden and plant a few with his tomatoes. the seeds from the previous year would also pop up all over the garden. some were weeded out and some left to keep it all going.

Yes, marigolds are wonderful! If you already have a plant and want some more, the quickest way is to take cuttings and root them. Remove flower buds if there's any. It usually takes 10 days to grow roots.

Here is the cutting I took on june 1st and it's ready for transplanting today 06/13.

May Lotito wrote:Yes, marigolds are wonderful! If you already have a plant and want some more, the quickest way is to take cuttings and root them. Remove flower buds if there's any. It usually takes 10 days to grow roots.

Here is the cutting I took on june 1st and it's ready for transplanting today 06/13.

I had no idea.  Thanks for the great advice!  I have a note to take some cuttings when I get home!

I would try to grow French marigolds, think they are eatable?

Marigolds has edible flowers. They are often used as an ingredient of salads and for decoration of desserts. Medical studies showed that marigolds contains substances with anti-viral, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and anti-inflammatory properties. This aromatic plant can be easily grown by seeds either indoors in a pot, or in the garden...You can read more about Marigolds >>> https://aromatic-herbs-growing.blogspot.com/2020/09/marigolds.html

I use the french Marigolds planted among the veggies to keep pests away because it has a strong odor.  I doubt that it would taste very good and I have seen conflicting information as to the edibility of this plant.

Mexican marigold (Tagetes erecta) and French marigold (Tagetes patula), are mildly toxic to humans.

Here is an article about the other marigolds that are considered to be edible, marigold flower, Calendula officinalis (commonly just called calendula or “pot marigold”:

https://draxe.com/nutrition/marigolds/