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Calendula are easy annuals to grow from seed. They add brilliant color to any garden bed or border. Calendula will flower well into fall if you provide protection against harsh weather.
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"Calendula is said to encourage healing and aid the digestive system"
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Planting & Aftercare:
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Season
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Special Features
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Best Conditions
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Annual
| Good for cutting
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| Blooms spring to frost | Disease resistant | Moist acidic soil
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You will need:
Calendula seedlings, Peat moss or compost |
- Calendula can be planted as soon as the soil can be worked. Prepare the bed by loosening the soil then add peat moss or compost to clay soils.
- Dig a hole the size of the rootball. Remove the seedling without disturbing the roots to much.
- Plant the Calendula seedling in the hole and pat down the soil around it.
- Water well. Apply enough water to seep down past the rootball. Spread mulch around seedlings.
- Remove faded flowers. This will encourage new Calendula blooms.
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Tips for Calendulas:
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- When buying starter plants... look for bushy, compact plants with deep green growth. Avoid limp plants with withered leaves. Young plants that have been poorly cared for won't produce as many blooms.
- Dry then crumble the blooms of Calendula and collect the seeds for planting next season.
October Gardens Photo Gallery
"It's perfectly okay to be a late bloomer"
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Calendula is the flower for the month of October
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