•You may start seeds indoors, or sow outside after the last hard frost. Select a sunny location with loose, well-draining soil that has been amended with organic material, like leaf mulch or compost.
•Depending on environmental condition, marigold can be grown three times in a year – rainy, winter and summer seasons. Planting of African marigold after 1st week of February and before 1st week of July greatly affects the quality and yield of flowers.
•Mari gold requires mild climate for luxuriant growth and flowering. Mild climate during growing period (14.5° - 28.6°C) greatly improves flowering while higher temperature (26.2° - 36.4°C) adversely affects flower production.
