I have grown tagetes lucida (which is a perennial) before, but it doesn't always survive the winter in a greenhouse, I find.
Lovely scented foliage, though.
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Originally posted by Gillykat View PostI once grew this variety amongst my tomatoes in the polytunnel and they just shot away! Attracted loads of bees, hoverflies and parasitic wasps too which was great for keeping any pests in control.
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Originally posted by toomanytommytoes View PostTagetes tenuifolia 'Lemon Gem'...masses of yellow flowers all summer long on small plants, does really well in small pots, foliage smells like lemon, attracted loads of hoverflies, ladybirds and parasitic wasps into the greenhouse. There are red and orange varieties too, I think.
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I like to throw a couple of tagetes “Lemon Gem” in a salad.
Looks very “Mastercheffy” and they have a really nice citrus flavour.
Also I grew some “Indian Marigolds “ a couple of years ago from seed that I got from Sutton’s. They were really fabulous like huge improved African marigolds. I think they were called Kushi.
This post has made me think again about growing marigolds and tagetes - so thank you!
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Originally posted by greenishfing View PostGood question
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Please tell me they are actually marigolds of some kind.
ooops, VC has already said soLast edited by Thelma Sanders; 21-10-2019, 07:58 PM.
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Originally posted by muck lover View PostVC your post is six months too late for me. I sowed tagetes this year for the polytunnel Beds expecting neat little plants thinking I was really getting the hang of the companion planting thingy. They grew four feet tall and frightened me a bit. I had to hack them back a couple of times to let the tomatoes grow and I could hardly pull them out at the end.
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VC your post is six months too late for me. I sowed tagetes this year for the polytunnel Beds expecting neat little plants thinking I was really getting the hang of the companion planting thingy. They grew four feet tall and frightened me a bit. I had to hack them back a couple of times to let the tomatoes grow and I could hardly pull them out at the end.
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I understand the difference between English (calendula) and the others (tagetes) but I've never understood the difference between French, African and whatever else. (I did know they were all from the new world despite the names.)
I believe that it's only calendula petals that you can put in salads, but I still don't know which tagetes is the best for deterring pests from my chilli plants.
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They're English marigolds/Calendula not one of the Tagetes.
Confusing innit?
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Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post^^^ Are they English marigolds/calendula or Tagetes?
Please tell me they are actually marigolds of some kind.
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Calendula prolifera is good for hens & chicks I’ve grown Mexican or African marigolds once but they were to big & wide,in the space I’ve got I prefer the compact French marigolds,loads of them everywhere amongst other plants all mixed together,good as a trap crop for slugs.
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I have marigolds (orange and yellow ones). No idea what sort as I planted the seeds years ago and now they self seed every year to the extent that I pull hundreds up. I just like the bright cheerful colours. If they can help in the fight against couch grass I'm tempted to put them all around the edges of the allotment. I wish they would control bindweed too!
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Originally posted by Thelma Sanders View PostThe only ones I grow are the single varieties of Tagetes patula, like Dainty Marietta and her sisters Red, Disco and of course there's always the Naughty one
They keep the whitefly out of the greenhouse and look cheerful Seeds are cheap but they often self seed in the greenhouse warmth.
A Chinese family took on a weedy plot earlier this year and they planted half of it with tall Marigolds, they look lovely (like African types) but they said the marigolds would kill the couch grass roots. I was dubious, but I'm keeping an eye on it...
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Tagetes tenuifolia 'Lemon Gem'...masses of yellow flowers all summer long on small plants, does really well in small pots, foliage smells like lemon, attracted loads of hoverflies, ladybirds and parasitic wasps into the greenhouse. There are red and orange varieties too, I think.
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