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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...

  From Wildflowers to Gardens  The Journey of Marigolds Marigolds are some of the most popular flowers in gardens today, but they didn’t start in Europe, they began far away in the Americas.  These bright, cheerful flowers have a long history and a journey that’s really interesting to explore. What You will learn in this article  Origin and cultural roots Global expansion  Purpose and function  Where Did Marigolds Originally Come From? Marigolds started out as wildflowers in parts of Central and South America, especially in Mexico. They grew in open fields and sunny areas long before anyone planted them in gardens.  The Aztecs were some of the first people to use them.  They loved marigolds for ceremonies, decorations, and traditional purposes, and they may have even started planting them on purpose to keep the brightest flowers around. How Did Marigolds First Travel Outside the Americas? Marigolds didn’t stay in the Americas forever. In the early...