Anyone successfully overwintered tagetes?
Just discovered loads of self sown seedlings. Thought it might be worth a try to dig some up and keeping in an unheated greenhouse.
I’ve no idea. The ones I sowed a fortnight ago have germinated. So I’ll be joining you, in attempting to overwinter them.
I think they are more tender than calendula. They may make it in the greenhouse.
I've a few french marigolds in the gh, we'll see how they get on.
Looks like at least three of us are going to try to keep some tagetes going through the winter. Mine will be in a cold unheated greenhouse. (Husband says “if we’re limiting the heating for us, I’m buggered if we’re heating a greenhouse!).
I’d really like to keep a few going - they’re “Cinnabar”. A tall single red strain that came from a friend who got the seed from Great Dixter. Apparently (she says) they’re “special”.
I just think they’re pretty.
(19-09-2022, 10:24 PM)Farendwoman Wrote: [ -> ]Looks like at least three of us are going to try to keep some tagetes going through the winter. Mine will be in a cold unheated greenhouse. (Husband says “if we’re limiting the heating for us, I’m buggered if we’re heating a greenhouse!).
I’d really like to keep a few going - they’re “Cinnabar”. A tall single red strain that came from a friend who got the seed from Great Dixter. Apparently (she says) they’re “special”.
I just think they’re pretty.
I can see your OH point of view
mine will be in a cold gh too, I only heat in early spring. TBH with our frost record, I don't hold out much hope. Although I do overwinter begonia semperflorens in the border soil. I lose some but many survive, usually the red ones.
Mine will be in a cold polytunnel.
I’ve got french marigolds in my GH border, lots of flower buds then dropped seeds laying around so will see how they do.
I'm feeling left out! Better find some tagetes seeds - I'm sure I have about a thousand of them somewhere.