OurGarden Plannercan produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Notes Calendula blossoms are edible and can be used to bring orange color to rice or potato dishes, or snip them onto soups or salads for extra flavor and nutrition. Use clean scissors to...
When dealing with dry, irritated skin, minor wounds, or burns, calendula can help relieve discomfort and speed up healing. It can also come to your aid for internal issues like viruses, helping to decrease inflammation and boost your immune system. Those who are pregnant, trying to become pre...
This flower is extremely easy to grow from seed. Most gardeners direct sow it in the spring after the last frost date. You can also start the plants indoors up to six weeks before the last frost date and transplant them outside when the weather has warmed. ...
Cut them back and they will reward you with new growth and more flowers when the weather cools off. These plants are pretty tough and can take some frost. They will keep right on blooming until a harden freeze finally kills them. Allow some plants to produce mature seeds to scatter where ...
If you take care of those volunteers, they really do make great plants. Anyway, this means that calendula seed is loaded with germination inhibitors–otherwise the fall disseminated seed would germinate immediately in the fall, and it doesn’t. So, when planting calendula, make sure to s...
Calendula is easy to grow and is an attractive addition to your flower, vegetable, and/or herb garden. Sow seeds directly when the soil temp reaches about 60 degrees in the spring. You will be rewarded with masses of bright green foliage and sunny, yellow blooms. Harvest the flowers when ...
The above is general planting guidance. I personally tend to grow my calendula in thicker plantings, either in a row with plants just a few inches apart or broadcast over an area. When broadcast or allowed to self-sow, I don’t thin them out. They sort themselves out without interference...
Soil needs to be moderate-rich and drain well. Calendula will tolerate poor conditions but perform better when it has nourishing soil. Once established, calendula do not need any extra fertilizing or feeding. Calendula grow nicely in the vegetable garden. Good companions are: Cucumbers, Tomatoes,...
If you take care of those volunteers, they really do make great plants. Anyway, this means that calendula seed is loaded with germination inhibitors–otherwise the fall disseminated seed would germinate immediately in the fall, and it doesn’t. So, when planting calendula, make sure to sow the...