White marigold in winter garden

Marigold is one of the most oftentimes grown plant life for backyard ornament and significantly used as unfastened plant life for making garlands for non secular and social functions.

It has won recognition amongst the gardeners on account of its handy tradition and broad adaptability.

Its addiction of free flowering, brief length to produce marketable flowers, extensive spectrum of alluring colours, shape, dimension and top retaining first-class has attracted the interest of flower growers.

Marigolds are perfect for reduce flowers, specially for making garlands.

They can be planted in the beds for mass show or grown in pots. The French Marigolds are appropriate for putting basket and edging.

The demand for Marigold flora throughout Dashara and Diwali is very high.

The marigold seeds are black in shade and stay possible for about 1-2 years for rising of seedlings,

Seed germinate in 5-7 days. Before sowing the seeds must be dealt with with captan 2g/kg of seed to stop damping off.

Seeds need to be sowed in pots, seed containers or raised nursery beds.

Nursery beds are organized with the aid of digging region and incorporating nicely rotten FYM.

Before sowing the seeds, the soils ought to be soaking wet with Captan to keep away from the ants, which lift away the seeds.

Seeds have to be sown thinly (6-8 cm row to row) and 2cm deep and protected with sieved leaf mold.

The nursery beds must be remained moist at some stage in whole period.

The extent of seed required relies upon upon the degree of its purity and germination rate.

Generally 200-300g seed/acre is required for elevating the nursery in summer season and wet season, and 150-200g/acre for wintry weather season.

About 1.0-1.5 kg seeds is required for planting in one hectare whereas 250 g/ha is adequate in case of F1 hybrid. Seed germinate in 5-7 days.

The seed germinate 4-5 days after sowing and seedlings emerge as equipped for transplanting after 3-4 weeks for sowing.