{"product_id":"marigold-seeds-cempasuchil","title":"Marigold Seeds - Cempasúchil","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTagetes erecta\u003c\/em\u003e — the Mexican marigold, called cempasúchil from the Nahuatl \u003cem\u003ecempohualxochitl\u003c\/em\u003e, the twenty flower. This is the marigold carried to graves and laid along ofrendas for Día de los Muertos, and the one whose scent is said to guide the dead home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrilliant orange-gold blooms on tall, strong stems. It is the warm end of the autumn garden — the colour that makes the dark pumpkins and near-black flowers around it read as deliberate rather than gloomy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to grow\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSun:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun. A little afternoon shade is tolerated.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSow:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\/8 inch deep, barely covered.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStart:\u003c\/strong\u003e Indoors 4 to 8 weeks before your last frost, or direct sow once frost has passed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGermination:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 7 days at 75 to 80°F.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpace:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12 to 18 inches apart.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Varies by strain. Tall types reach 3 to 4 feet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Roughly 70 to 90 days from transplant.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIn Florida\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eUF\/IFAS gives zone 9 two planting windows for \u003cem\u003eTagetes erecta\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eMarch through April\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eSeptember through November\u003c\/strong\u003e. Summer is the hard season here — mites and caterpillars take the foliage in central Florida heat, so the spring and fall windows are the ones that pay off. For blooms timed to the first days of November, start seed in late July or early August.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFor cutting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCut when the flowers are just beginning to open. Stems run 24 to 32 inches. Hold at 36 to 41°F; vase life is a week or more, and no floral preservative is needed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeldom damaged by deer. Butterflies and bees work the flowers hard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNon-GMO heirloom seed, open-pollinated. Save seed from the best plants and it comes back true.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePacket artwork and paper color may vary slightly from the packet shown.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valhalla Hall","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50540968738991,"sku":null,"price":4.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0652\/0897\/5535\/files\/marigold_5b30b4e1-7bb9-4ade-bbf3-d9c9d54589e0.png?v=1790553425","url":"https:\/\/valhallahall.com\/products\/marigold-seeds-cempasuchil","provider":"Valhalla Hall Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}