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  Marigold Garden Hub From Seeds to bloom   Explore Our Marigold Articles Marigolds are cheerful, easy to grow flowers that brighten any garden or pot.  Explore our tips to help your marigolds thrive all season long . How to grow marigolds from seed A simple way to start growing marigolds from the very beginning. What You’ll Learn •  Planting and thinning marigold seeds •  Best soil and sunlight for growth •  Watering tips for healthy plants Many more tips in the article. Simple Marigold Care Tips and Repair  Easy tips to keep your marigolds healthy and blooming. What You’ll Learn •  Mulching and removing damaged leaves •  Deadheading for more blooms •  Spacing and airflow for healthy plants • How to fix bent or broken stems • Recovering from overwatering and root damage Many more tips in the article. How to Transplant Small Marigold Plants into Bigger Pots How to move young marigolds into bigger pots  What You’ll Learn •  Wh...

How to Grow Marigolds in Pots Marigolds are bright, cheerful flowers that are easy to grow in pots .  With sunlight, warmth, well prepared soil, and light watering, you can enjoy colorful blooms all season.  Follow these steps to grow healthy marigolds in containers. What You will learn in this article  • Choose a Container  • Prepare the Soil  • Plant the Seeds  • Temperature and Light  • Watering • Germination • Seedling Identification • If Moving the Marigolds outdoors 1. Choose a Container Picking the container gives your marigolds the best start. Starting seeds indoors protects them from cold weather and being washed away by spring rain. You can skip temporary trays and plant directly into their final decorative home, whether it's a large planter or a small, portable pot. This allows roots to grow undisturbed and saves you the work of transplanting. While indoors is safer in early to mid spring.  Marigolds can also be started outdoors once th...

  How I Revived a Dried Up Mum  A Fall Gardening Story One cool fall morning, many years ago, I was driving down a side road in the early morning hours after finishing my paper routes. In the middle of the road, just sitting there in a plastic pot, were some mums. All the flowers, stems, and leaves were dry, and I thought they were dead ready for the trash, which is what most people would have done. I decided to take them home and try to revive them. What You will learn in this article  Initial assessment and preparation   Watering   Potting  To planting Assessing the Dried Mum When I got the pot into my backyard, I dumped out the plant, loosened the soil, and inspected the roots. Most of the plant was dried up, but I found a tiny portion of the roots still looked alive. I carefully removed all the dried stems, leaves, and dead root parts, leaving just the small bottom portion of the main stalk and the barely alive roots. Encouraging Root Growth I placed th...