When to plant french marigold in Indee
- Move seedlings out: early Jan to mid NovIndee area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: early Jan to mid NovIndee area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: late Apr to mid OctIndee area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: early Dec to early OctIndee area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Indee. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
The classic companion flower for the veggie patch. Bright, compact and easy, it flowers all summer and draws in hoverflies, whose larvae eat aphids. Tuck it beside tomatoes, capsicum and zucchini, and along bed edges.