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If I have already sown my tomatoes, should I also sow my marigolds? So that they are ready at the same time? Or does one take longer from seed?
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Marigolds are really quick and easy to grow so I would wait a fair while. Whats the reason for planting them together? - know they are good deterent for carrot root fly but maybe I am missing summit?Tammy x x x x
Fine and Dandy but busy as always
God made rainy days so gardeners could get the housework done
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Isn't basil good to grow with toms too?? (can't remember why though - not just good eaten together)TxComment
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I thought I read that they attract the bugs - aphids off the tomatoes and onto the marigolds.
Might be wrong
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ah I see!............... now get on with thast spreadsheet!
Tammy x x x x
Fine and Dandy but busy as always
God made rainy days so gardeners could get the housework done
Stay at home Mum (and proud of it) to Bluebelle(8), Bashfull Bill(6) and twincesses Pea & Pod (2)!!!!Comment
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http://www.hedging.co.uk/acatalog/product_19251.html
see, I think I'm right
(sorry miss, got caught slacking again)Comment
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I've sown my first tagetes [French Marigolds] and I have a few up.
The roots secrete some sort of bug deterrent, and I usually put them all over the plot...not just toms. They also stink, thus disguising quite alot of veg scents...and help to keep greenfly etc at bay. As well as attracting insects which will eat aphids.
All round good eggs, the humble marigold. I am into Lemon Tagetes this particular year. I find if I don't start a few early, I have to buy a punnet of module started ones when the first crops go out. That's why I have some early ones growing now.
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http://www.hedging.co.uk/acatalog/product_19251.html
see, I think I'm right
(sorry miss, got caught slacking again)Comment
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oops posted twice.
Do they need mollycoddling in the propagator or can I do them with a bit of clingfilm?Comment
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It doesn't really matter as long as they are warm enough and light enough (21C to germinate or thereabouts)Originally posted by janeyo View Post
They do need to be started early in the year.
Marigold : Tomato Growing Secret (Seeds)All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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I think I grew French Marigolds last year but I can't find the packet. I bought them here (in France) and they were marigolds.....
Thing is, they seem to be perenials. They are already green and look quite happy. Smelled quite pungent too. Do these sound like the same????
I am going to sow them all over the place as they seem quite content here.
(I will have loads of saved seed by the end of the season!!!)TxComment
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If they are pungent then that's them. Makes me feel quite ill when weeding nearby and the wind blows the smell my way.. Phew
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I don't really like the look of them or the smell, but if they help my toms then I will try.
I assume I can pop them into little pots and just put them near the toms in the greenhouse?Comment
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Would this be a bad moment to tell you that the original research that spoke of the secretions by marigolds warding off nematodes was done using Mexican marigolds ? Tagetes minuta...six feet tall and with tiny flowers at the top...apparently the usual marigolds have tiny amounts of secretions compared to the Mexican variety, but everyone tried them anyway because they couldn't get the Mexicans or didn't like the plant.
Whoever did the research (HDRA I think, or maybe the RHS) said French and English marigolds did no good...but that bit didn't get the publicity.
So can you guys tell me - do they do any good, and if so against what, or are you just assuming that you have less problems because they are there ?There's no point reading history if you don't use the lessons it teaches.
Head-hunted member of the Nutter's Club - can I get my cranium back please ?Comment
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Hmm interesting. I will have to tell you later in the year!Comment
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