French Marigold
Tagetes patula
Planting + spacing
- Days to harvest
- 50 days – 60 days
- Harvest window
- 90 days
- Spacing in row
- 10"
- Row spacing
- 12"
Sun + water
- Sun hours
- 6 hrs – 8 hrs
- Water per week
- 1"
- Container friendly
- Yes
Companions
Plant with
tomato cherry, pepper bell, cucumber slicing, beans bush green
Avoid
beans pole, cabbage green
Next steps
Add french marigold to one of your gardens to generate spacing-aware layouts and watering reminders based on your zone.
Post-harvest storage tip
Dry flower heads in a dark, well-ventilated space for seed saving or medicinal use.
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