I've already planted 'Alyssum' but was wondering... will 'Heartsease', 'Marigold', 'Snapdragons', 'Ageratum', 'shadeof white' %26amp; 'calendula' grow %26amp; bloom at this time? And what other flowers can i plant? Also, will 'pumpkins' (not squash) grow through winter as well? cuz im doing a vege garden!
thnx :)xx
Can i plant flowers in late may %26amp; expect them to grow through winter %26amp; into spring?
I think in large measure your answer might depend on your location/ZONE. Certainly a decent garden shop, local, will best advise what to grow, when best to plant, gestation/germination of seed, what best to plant as juvenile plants as opposed to seed, and what temps anything has a tolerance for.
No matter what you plant, unless you happen to be in a place like here in Florida, there will be months of dormancy, which does occur here as well. Perhaps a better question to ask at a garden center is, "What can I plant now, and will it SURVIVE a winter?"
Steven Wolf
Just my two "sense"
Reply:Annuals will last the season.
Bi-annuals flower in the second year.
Perennials come up year after year.
Some of the Hardy perennials, i.e.Pelegoniums, will flower on through a mild autumn and stay green through a mild winter.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Newly planted tomato plants, marigolds and the frost?
My newly planted spring annuals were subjected to frost last night. Today they are black, do I have to pull them up and start all over or will they survive?
Newly planted tomato plants, marigolds and the frost?
The marigolds may survive and petunias and portulaca will probably survive but those are probably the hardiest of the annuals. Your tomatoes will probably not make it but I would wait to see before I pulled them up.
Reply:The tomatos are history. They have those wall-o-water things you can use if you plant in May and there's still a danger of frost. Personally, I start my tomatos inside around the beginning of April and keep them inside until the last week of May or first week of June before putting them in the ground. The great thing about tomatos is they do well in pots.
I'm not sure about marigolds.
Reply:You do not state what planting zone you are in. That is key to any planting you want to do!
The tomatoes are done. They went into the ground a month to a month and a half to early!! The annuals may make it. The Marigold is generally hardy despite freeze and frost. Hand pick the dead leaves, buds, and discolored vegetation from all the annual plants now. You should be doing this weekly anyway.
I'll post this and hear all kinds of heat. From Planting Zone 4 and above never plant any Vegetable Plant until Mother's Day. A weekend beyond is better. Your local County Extension Agent will give you your zone, and, the last frost date for free (see County Extension Agent OnLine or Phone Book).
Sorry but you lost the plants to spring fever! Good Luck.
Reply:Once tomatoes freeze they are history, you will need to replant. Some of the flowers may live. Marigolds are kind of hearty, if it froze hard they should be pulled up too. I wait until May for Tomatoes.
Reply:Start afresh and protect against frost, or just wait a while longer.
Reply:Probably dead, both of these are not frost tolerant. Look at your local average last frost date, and always plant after that date, you usually can just cover your plants with leaves or mulch or milk cartons, that will protect them, just take it off the next day so they don't overheat.
Newly planted tomato plants, marigolds and the frost?
The marigolds may survive and petunias and portulaca will probably survive but those are probably the hardiest of the annuals. Your tomatoes will probably not make it but I would wait to see before I pulled them up.
Reply:The tomatos are history. They have those wall-o-water things you can use if you plant in May and there's still a danger of frost. Personally, I start my tomatos inside around the beginning of April and keep them inside until the last week of May or first week of June before putting them in the ground. The great thing about tomatos is they do well in pots.
I'm not sure about marigolds.
Reply:You do not state what planting zone you are in. That is key to any planting you want to do!
The tomatoes are done. They went into the ground a month to a month and a half to early!! The annuals may make it. The Marigold is generally hardy despite freeze and frost. Hand pick the dead leaves, buds, and discolored vegetation from all the annual plants now. You should be doing this weekly anyway.
I'll post this and hear all kinds of heat. From Planting Zone 4 and above never plant any Vegetable Plant until Mother's Day. A weekend beyond is better. Your local County Extension Agent will give you your zone, and, the last frost date for free (see County Extension Agent OnLine or Phone Book).
Sorry but you lost the plants to spring fever! Good Luck.
Reply:Once tomatoes freeze they are history, you will need to replant. Some of the flowers may live. Marigolds are kind of hearty, if it froze hard they should be pulled up too. I wait until May for Tomatoes.
Reply:Start afresh and protect against frost, or just wait a while longer.
Reply:Probably dead, both of these are not frost tolerant. Look at your local average last frost date, and always plant after that date, you usually can just cover your plants with leaves or mulch or milk cartons, that will protect them, just take it off the next day so they don't overheat.
Marigold swordtail?
My Marigold is about 1.75 to 2 inches long with tail included. I've had him for a few months now and the only negative comment I have to make about my boy is his tail: or near lack thereof.
He's an adult (not fully grown yet i dont think) Marigold swordtail but his sword, at max, is about 5 millimeters long. For about a month after I got him I had him in a ten gl tank with two other marigold females and he quickly got down to 'business' so im assuming he's healthy. (Hes now in a 25 gl with the two females and another male) His tail HAS shown some growth since his purchase but its still absolutely puny. Any possible reasons?
Ps. The other male Marigolds tail is about two millimeters larger but he's a bit larger too.
Peeksures:
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b125/a...
My boy in the front, the other male in the back.^^
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b125/a...
My boy. ^^
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b125/a...
Marigold swordtail?
OK...lets clear the air. There are several species of fish known as swordtails. Xiphophorus helleri is only one of them. Some species have longer swords than others and to add to the confusion, some helleri have much longer swords than others. Want to make it more fun? there appear to be several sub species of X. Helleri and there is some thought that some of the various swordtail species can interbreed. Let's make in worse. In tight confinement you can have arrhenoid males. That is females that appear to be young males. Those never get quite all of the male traits. This is more common than people think with commercially produced swordtails.
Now, males get 4" standard length. That is tip of the nose to the tip of the fleshy part of the tail. NOT including any lart of the tale fin. In highly developed males the sword can be as much as 2.5" on it's own.
Also, some sword tails are bred for color and some for finnage and some for both. Often to get really good color you have to give a bit on finnage and visa-versa until the strain is very stable. That is the case with swordtails right now because the commercial breeders don't take enough care to fix traits.
So where does that leave you? Marigolds usually have shorter swords than say green or red swordtails. On top of that he MIGHT be a she in drag, in which case "he" will never have a long sword. You mentioned that he got down to business, but did you get babies from that or was it just all show? That will answer the sex question.
And... swordtails can live quite a few years. The older they get the longer the sword unless something has damaged it. Your fish appears to be rather young to me.
Either way, nice looking fish.
Best of luck sorting all this out lol.
Reply:He'll max out around 3 inched. Its just genetics, each swordtail has a different tail. Some males have no sword tail. It has nothing to do with breeding or health. I've got a male with a 1.5 inch sword, biggest I've ever seen, and another with a normal half inch sword.
edit-- :) they are very healthy looking, I love the dark stones with the bright fish. Very nice clear pictures too.
Reply:because they are not all identical copies. Humans, dogs, fish..they all have slightly diffrent features. Some people are tall and some are short.
The other male might also be nipping at his sword. You should have 3 females to each male to prevent fighting and territory desputes. Plants will help too. preferably live, but plastic are fine.
Reply:Oh! www.freewebs.com/ben-leong would help you!
Reply:well maybe he was attacked or he has a birth defect........ if he is doing ine and is living like all the other fishies then there is nothing wrong with him and he just has a small fin... kind of like nemo in the movie finding nemo.... he has a small fin but nothing is wrong with him
my rodents
He's an adult (not fully grown yet i dont think) Marigold swordtail but his sword, at max, is about 5 millimeters long. For about a month after I got him I had him in a ten gl tank with two other marigold females and he quickly got down to 'business' so im assuming he's healthy. (Hes now in a 25 gl with the two females and another male) His tail HAS shown some growth since his purchase but its still absolutely puny. Any possible reasons?
Ps. The other male Marigolds tail is about two millimeters larger but he's a bit larger too.
Peeksures:
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b125/a...
My boy in the front, the other male in the back.^^
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b125/a...
My boy. ^^
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b125/a...
Marigold swordtail?
OK...lets clear the air. There are several species of fish known as swordtails. Xiphophorus helleri is only one of them. Some species have longer swords than others and to add to the confusion, some helleri have much longer swords than others. Want to make it more fun? there appear to be several sub species of X. Helleri and there is some thought that some of the various swordtail species can interbreed. Let's make in worse. In tight confinement you can have arrhenoid males. That is females that appear to be young males. Those never get quite all of the male traits. This is more common than people think with commercially produced swordtails.
Now, males get 4" standard length. That is tip of the nose to the tip of the fleshy part of the tail. NOT including any lart of the tale fin. In highly developed males the sword can be as much as 2.5" on it's own.
Also, some sword tails are bred for color and some for finnage and some for both. Often to get really good color you have to give a bit on finnage and visa-versa until the strain is very stable. That is the case with swordtails right now because the commercial breeders don't take enough care to fix traits.
So where does that leave you? Marigolds usually have shorter swords than say green or red swordtails. On top of that he MIGHT be a she in drag, in which case "he" will never have a long sword. You mentioned that he got down to business, but did you get babies from that or was it just all show? That will answer the sex question.
And... swordtails can live quite a few years. The older they get the longer the sword unless something has damaged it. Your fish appears to be rather young to me.
Either way, nice looking fish.
Best of luck sorting all this out lol.
Reply:He'll max out around 3 inched. Its just genetics, each swordtail has a different tail. Some males have no sword tail. It has nothing to do with breeding or health. I've got a male with a 1.5 inch sword, biggest I've ever seen, and another with a normal half inch sword.
edit-- :) they are very healthy looking, I love the dark stones with the bright fish. Very nice clear pictures too.
Reply:because they are not all identical copies. Humans, dogs, fish..they all have slightly diffrent features. Some people are tall and some are short.
The other male might also be nipping at his sword. You should have 3 females to each male to prevent fighting and territory desputes. Plants will help too. preferably live, but plastic are fine.
Reply:Oh! www.freewebs.com/ben-leong would help you!
Reply:well maybe he was attacked or he has a birth defect........ if he is doing ine and is living like all the other fishies then there is nothing wrong with him and he just has a small fin... kind of like nemo in the movie finding nemo.... he has a small fin but nothing is wrong with him
my rodents
What type of animals interact with marigolds and where can i find a source that shows me about marigolds?
as in website where i could find this info
What type of animals interact with marigolds and where can i find a source that shows me about marigolds?
What kind of interaction are you looking for? positive (as in pollination), or negative (as in pests)?
1) Spider mites interact negatively
2) Marigolds may keep nematodes out of your soil.
3) Questionable for rabbit repellent
4) Last (%26amp; maybe least):marigolds %26amp; puppies
Reply:marigolds are usually planted around a garden to keep insects and parasite away. The don't like the smell. Animals probably won't like the smell either
Reply:Hummingbirds and bees interact with many types of flowers. I believe marigolds are among them.
Just do an Internet search on Marigolds. You should be able to find this information on your own.
Reply:I hope this is useful.
What type of animals interact with marigolds and where can i find a source that shows me about marigolds?
What kind of interaction are you looking for? positive (as in pollination), or negative (as in pests)?
1) Spider mites interact negatively
2) Marigolds may keep nematodes out of your soil.
3) Questionable for rabbit repellent
4) Last (%26amp; maybe least):marigolds %26amp; puppies
Reply:marigolds are usually planted around a garden to keep insects and parasite away. The don't like the smell. Animals probably won't like the smell either
Reply:Hummingbirds and bees interact with many types of flowers. I believe marigolds are among them.
Just do an Internet search on Marigolds. You should be able to find this information on your own.
Reply:I hope this is useful.
Did Nirvana do Marigold in rehearsals for the unplugged performance?
A handwritten setlist also mentions "Screen," "Old Age," and "Marigold," but it is not known which songs were actually rehearsed.
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Any information on marigolds?
I always liked Marigolds %26amp; would like to grow some when the weather breaks out. What's the best care and recommendation for them?
Any information on marigolds?
well i been growing marigolds for 2 summers,i like them a lot usually i start with the seeds from last year,i get a germination kit from any store,well i live in northern illinois,so i plant them indoors usually after tha second week of march,plant them,water them,not in excess!,just moist,put them in a bright window and check the date of the last spring frost in your area,so you can plant them outside according to it,i hope this helps you, good luck!
Reply:Great tough plant they are drought tolerant and I believe there is a newly developed triploid variety that does not need deadheading. Otherwise deadheading is the only demand. They will self sow too if you leave the dried heads on the soil. Bugs don't like them so planting them among the bug tasties is a good idea.
Reply:Go ahead and get flats of seedlings. They're not expensive, maybe a dollar for 6 plants. Break up each plant into a single flower (with roots) and plant them 6 inches apart. By mid summer they will fill in. They're asy to care for, just give them an inch of water once a week. I don't use fertilizer but you can if you want, because it's an annual so it's ok to stress it out in order to get extra blooms. Deadhead often, but leave a few heads on because the seed head is very pretty. I keep the deadheads in a bowl in my hallway til they dry up, because I like the smell.
Reply:This is one of my favorite outdoor flowers. I buy flats from a garden center just after the last frost. Plant as directed that will come with your marigolds. I tend to space them a little closer together than advised to they fill in quickly. It it doesn't rain at least twice a week, then sprinkle preferably in the early morning or early evening.
Reply:I have started planting my marigold seeds from last year-I just take the flower heads from the old seeds and spread them around-this plant is sooooo. . EASY to grow-so I throw the seeds in pots and put them outside throw a layer of dirt in the pots and I water them and watch them grow-I always have plenty of pots of marigolds because they grow well, bloom beautiful,smell good, and I always have more seeds for next year!!! Good Luck!
Reply:I planted some from seed several years ago and they will re-seed and come up every year in our area, I just curmble the flower heads when they turn to seed and scatter them back in the flower bed, they are hardy !
Reply:Marigold is very easy to grow and little care is needed. See this site for better description.
Reply:If you are planning on starting them from seeds right on the package are the directions on what time of the year to plant them and everything else you need to maintain your marigolds.
Any information on marigolds?
well i been growing marigolds for 2 summers,i like them a lot usually i start with the seeds from last year,i get a germination kit from any store,well i live in northern illinois,so i plant them indoors usually after tha second week of march,plant them,water them,not in excess!,just moist,put them in a bright window and check the date of the last spring frost in your area,so you can plant them outside according to it,i hope this helps you, good luck!
Reply:Great tough plant they are drought tolerant and I believe there is a newly developed triploid variety that does not need deadheading. Otherwise deadheading is the only demand. They will self sow too if you leave the dried heads on the soil. Bugs don't like them so planting them among the bug tasties is a good idea.
Reply:Go ahead and get flats of seedlings. They're not expensive, maybe a dollar for 6 plants. Break up each plant into a single flower (with roots) and plant them 6 inches apart. By mid summer they will fill in. They're asy to care for, just give them an inch of water once a week. I don't use fertilizer but you can if you want, because it's an annual so it's ok to stress it out in order to get extra blooms. Deadhead often, but leave a few heads on because the seed head is very pretty. I keep the deadheads in a bowl in my hallway til they dry up, because I like the smell.
Reply:This is one of my favorite outdoor flowers. I buy flats from a garden center just after the last frost. Plant as directed that will come with your marigolds. I tend to space them a little closer together than advised to they fill in quickly. It it doesn't rain at least twice a week, then sprinkle preferably in the early morning or early evening.
Reply:I have started planting my marigold seeds from last year-I just take the flower heads from the old seeds and spread them around-this plant is sooooo. . EASY to grow-so I throw the seeds in pots and put them outside throw a layer of dirt in the pots and I water them and watch them grow-I always have plenty of pots of marigolds because they grow well, bloom beautiful,smell good, and I always have more seeds for next year!!! Good Luck!
Reply:I planted some from seed several years ago and they will re-seed and come up every year in our area, I just curmble the flower heads when they turn to seed and scatter them back in the flower bed, they are hardy !
Reply:Marigold is very easy to grow and little care is needed. See this site for better description.
Reply:If you are planning on starting them from seeds right on the package are the directions on what time of the year to plant them and everything else you need to maintain your marigolds.
What flower,(or plant) besides Marigolds, repels bees & yellow jackets?
I use a library computer so I'm not on the internet all the time. I missed the answer(s) to this question
What flower,(or plant) besides Marigolds, repels bees %26amp; yellow jackets?
Marigolds do not repel bees. Bees are attracted to all flowering plants! It is what they do!! We would not have any fruits or vegetables if bees did not like flowers!!
Good Luck!
poison ivy
What flower,(or plant) besides Marigolds, repels bees %26amp; yellow jackets?
Marigolds do not repel bees. Bees are attracted to all flowering plants! It is what they do!! We would not have any fruits or vegetables if bees did not like flowers!!
Good Luck!
poison ivy
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