Marigold (African) Crackerjack Mixed -120 Seeds – 10759

Description

Very reliable and great value for money. Early to bloom and flowers freely providing a taller mixture of brightly coloured heads of orange and yellow. It is an ideal space filler adding great height and colour.

Sow indoors, February-April. A warm kitchen windowsill is all you need for starting these seeds. Sow, 0.5cm (¼”) deep, in trays of compost. Water well and place in a warm position. A temperature of 15-20°C (60-68°F) is ideal. Keep moist. Seedlings usually appear in 14-21 days. Transplant them, 5cm (2″) apart, to other trays when large enough to handle. Always hold by a leaf, never by the stem. Grow on in cooler, but not cold conditions. Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions (avoid frosts), before planting out, May-June, 30cm (1′) apart, into well-drained soil, when frosts are over. Flowers: June-October.

Tip: If seedlings become leggy before required for planting out, plant deeply and they should also root from their stems.