Flower / Warm season

French Marigold

Bed edges and containers where summer color is needed.

Grown for color and habitat, not as a vegetable crop.

Seed spacing and maturity

Can I plant this now?: Use your local last-frost, first-frost, and soil-temperature checks before treating this crop as plantable today.
Start indoors or direct sow?: Direct sow or transplant depending on your soil warmth, bed readiness, and frost-risk plan.
How much space?: 10 inches in-row spacing, 12 inches between rows, and 0.25 inch seed depth.
Best companions?: Use this as part of a diverse flowering or herb planting, and treat companion claims as site-specific rather than guaranteed pest control.
Common failure modes?: Do not treat marigolds as a universal insect repellent; evidence varies by pest and crop. Moderate water; avoid soggy crowns. Average, well-drained soil.

Sun: Full sun
Water: Moderate water; avoid soggy crowns.
Soil: Average, well-drained soil.
Watch: Do not treat marigolds as a universal insect repellent; evidence varies by pest and crop.