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  • #1

    Calendula

    I've sown some calendula which have gone a bit leggy, they're falling over - when I pot them on can I bury the stem like I would with tomatoes?
    In fact, can you do this with any flowers, or not?
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    Calendula's and pot marigolds are pretty hardy and forgiving, so give it a try. I wouldn't suggest you do this with flower seedlings in general though
    Really great gardens seem to teeter on the edge of anarchy yet have a balance and poise that seem inevitable. Monty Don in Gardening Mad

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    • #3
      That's good to know, thanks

      I just noticed you're 'west of Penzance' - I'm very jealous! One of my favourite parts of the country
      Last edited by Kirsty_84; 25-04-2010, 07:13 PM.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by sagegreen View Post
        Calendula's and pot marigolds are pretty hardy and forgiving
        Calendula aka pot marigold
        Hardy means "not frost tender", which means you can sow them direct outside (not indoors).

        No, I wouldn't bury the stem of a flower: they aren't like tomatoes, which are able to grow roots from their stems.

        Where are you growing them?
        All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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        • #5
          My best calendula grow from self-sown seedlings from last year's plants. They're coming up like weeds at the moment. The worst thing you can do is coddle them. If you're sowing from seed then keep them cool.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by rustylady View Post
            My best calendula grow from self-sown seedlings from last year's plants. They're coming up like weeds at the moment. The worst thing you can do is coddle them.
            Absolutely right rustylady; we have literally dozens of calendula (also known as pot marigolds, thank you Two Sheds for the correction) seedlings come up every year, some get trodden on, others knocked sideways by the hoe and buried up to their leaf-tips. But 99% grow on happily and produce their beautiful flowers which we tend to leave amongst other crops.
            Really great gardens seem to teeter on the edge of anarchy yet have a balance and poise that seem inevitable. Monty Don in Gardening Mad

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            • #7
              Actually, repotting deeper for legginess is not a bad idea. TS is quite right of course that they won't develop extra roots from further up the stem, but it does help to support them and stop them blowing over and snapping.
              Why didn't Noah just swat those 2 greenflies?

              Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?
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              >If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?

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              • #8
                Interesting views here, thanks all.

                I might re-pot some as they are and the others I'll bury the stem and see if there's any difference

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