Tagetes overwintering
Farendwoman Offline
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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.


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I’ve no idea. The ones I sowed a fortnight ago have germinated. So I’ll be joining you, in attempting to overwinter them.
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You’re on!
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I think they are more tender than calendula. They may make it in the greenhouse.
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I've a few french marigolds in the gh, we'll see how they get on.
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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.
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(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  Smile 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.
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Mine will be in a cold polytunnel.
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Bren Offline
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I’ve got french marigolds in my GH border, lots of flower buds then dropped seeds laying around so will see how they do.
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I'm feeling left out! Better find some tagetes seeds - I'm sure I have about a thousand of them somewhere.
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