FRENCH MARIGOLD (25 Seeds)

🌼 French Marigold Growing Guide

🔹 Common name ➜ French marigold, Chhota genda
🔹 Scientific name ➜ Tagetes patula
🔹 Type ➜ Annual flower plant 🌿
🔹 Size ➜ Small, bushy plants
🔹 Colors ➜ Yellow, orange, red, bi-color 🎨

✔️ Suitable for:
➜ Organic flower farming
➜ Natural farming
➜ Terrace gardening
➜ Border & decorative planting

🌤️ Climate & Sowing Time 🇮🇳
India:
➜ Summer crop ➜ January – February
➜ Rainy crop ➜ June – July 🌧️
➜ Winter crop ➜ September – October

📍 Punjab:
➜ Best sowing: • January – February
• June – July
✔️ Best temperature: ➜ 18–30°C

🌱 Nursery Preparation
➜ Seed rate ➜ 300–400 g per acre
Steps: 1️⃣ Use organic marigold seeds
2️⃣ Sow in nursery tray/bed
3️⃣ Germination ➜ 4–6 days
4️⃣ Transplant after ➜ 20–25 days

🌾 Soil Requirement
➜ Best ➜ Well-drained loamy soil
➜ pH ➜ 6–7.5
✔️ Suitable for: ➜ Organic gardening
➜ Natural soil systems
➜ Flower beds

🌿 Transplanting
Spacing:
➜ Row ➜ 30–40 cm
➜ Plant ➜ 20–30 cm
✔️ Helps: ➜ Bushy growth
➜ More flowers 🌼

✂️ Pinching (Very Important)
➜ Do pinching after 20–25 days
✔️ Benefits: ➜ More branches
➜ Dense plants
➜ High flower yield

🌿 Organic Fertilizer Plan
Before transplant:
➜ FYM ➜ 6–8 ton/acre
➜ Vermicompost
➜ Neem cake
During growth:
➜ Jeevamrit spray
➜ Panchgavya
✔️ Improves: ➜ Flower quantity
➜ Plant health

💧 Irrigation
➜ Water every 4–6 days
✔️ Keep soil moist
❌ Avoid waterlogging

🐛 Organic Pest Control
Common pests:
➜ Aphids
➜ Thrips
Control:
➜ Neem oil spray 🌿
➜ Sticky traps
✔️ Suitable for: ➜ Organic flower farming
➜ Chemical-free production

🌼 Flowering & Harvest
➜ Flowering starts ➜ 45–55 days
➜ Continuous blooming ➜ 2–3 months
✔️ Uses: ➜ Garden borders
➜ Decoration
➜ Companion planting (repels pests) 🌿

⏳ Plant Duration
➜ Total life ➜ 3–4 months

📦 Production
➜ 1 plant ➜ 50–150 flowers
✔️ High flower count
✔️ Ideal for nursery & home garden

🪴 Growing French Marigold on Roof
Container size:
➜ Grow bag ➜ 8–10 inch
Soil mix:
➜ 40% soil
➜ 30% compost
➜ 20% cocopeat
➜ 10% sand

Sunlight ☀️
➜ 6–8 hours sunlight

Watering 💧
➜ Light watering every 1–2 days
Use on terrace:
✔️ Border decoration
✔️ Balcony pots
✔️ Companion planting with vegetables