When to plant french marigold in Kilkenny
- Sow in trays: mid Aug to mid FebKilkenny area, Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: mid Sep to late MarKilkenny area, Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: mid Sep to late MarKilkenny area, Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: mid Oct to late MarKilkenny area, Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Kilkenny. 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.