When to plant french marigold in Stonehenge
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to early AprStonehenge area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: early Jul to early MarStonehenge area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: mid Aug to early AprStonehenge area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: mid Aug to early AprStonehenge area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: mid Aug to mid NovStonehenge area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Stonehenge. 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.