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Marigold and other flower choices
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Marigold and other flower choices
Hello,
I was thinking of making a 2 x 8 SFG for the front yard, with flowers in the front row and vegetables in the back. I was thinking of marigolds because they seem to flower for a long time and they self-seed. Would this be a workable plan, and/or are their other flower choices?
Thanks!
Mark
I was thinking of making a 2 x 8 SFG for the front yard, with flowers in the front row and vegetables in the back. I was thinking of marigolds because they seem to flower for a long time and they self-seed. Would this be a workable plan, and/or are their other flower choices?
Thanks!
Mark
markqz
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Re: Marigold and other flower choices
I love marigolds! I order these because they are taller, more open and airy than most. They are not compact like others, though. I also really like nasturtiums, they are pretty and the leaves and blooms are edible! I think marigold blooms are too. I start these from seed every year. I also really like Zinnias. All pretty fool-proof. Zinnias like to be deadheaded to preserve blooming (I am a lazy gardener!)
https://www.google.com/search?q=cottage+red+marigolds&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari
https://www.google.com/search?q=nasturtiums+jewel+mix&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari
Enjoy!
https://www.google.com/search?q=cottage+red+marigolds&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari
https://www.google.com/search?q=nasturtiums+jewel+mix&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari
Enjoy!
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Re: Marigold and other flower choices
Scorpio Rising wrote:I also really like nasturtiums, they are pretty and the leaves and blooms are edible!
I like nasturtiums too, but it seems like they will just stop growing and dry up. I don't know if that's because the weather got too hot, I failed to water enough, or lack of fertilizer.
markqz
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Re: Marigold and other flower choices
We grew marigolds in a small bed in our front yard. They were packed in, bushy, and colourful oranges/yellows. Someone walking down the street stopped and asked me what kind of bush it was growing in that bed. They said it was beautiful. They were surprised when I told them it was marigolds.markqz wrote:Hello,
I was thinking of making a 2 x 8 SFG for the front yard, with flowers in the front row and vegetables in the back. I was thinking of marigolds because they seem to flower for a long time and they self-seed. Would this be a workable plan, and/or are their other flower choices?
Thanks!
Mark
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Re: Marigold and other flower choices
Be careful what you put in the front row and what you put in the back row. One might shade out the other. Here is a border of marigolds I grew one year. I think they were dwarf french marigolds but they grew fairly large.markqz wrote:Hello,
I was thinking of making a 2 x 8 SFG for the front yard, with flowers in the front row and vegetables in the back. I was thinking of marigolds because they seem to flower for a long time and they self-seed. Would this be a workable plan, and/or are their other flower choices?
Thanks!
Mark
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Re: Marigold and other flower choices
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Those are beautiful. If I had marigolds that grew like that, I wouldn't worry about what they were shading.
markqz wrote:
Be careful what you put in the front row and what you put in the back row. One might shade out the other. Here is a border of marigolds I grew one year. I think they were dwarf french marigolds but they grew fairly large.
Those are beautiful. If I had marigolds that grew like that, I wouldn't worry about what they were shading.
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