Marigold seed

[Bex]

Can some be curly? I've got seed heads but the only thing in them are curled knobbly things, they are self seeded so not something I've grown. Not how I'm used to seeing marigold seed or am I too late and the seeds have scarpered? Thank you

Note: they are a pot marigold, not a French - forgot to say.


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[Guest]

Yes the little curly knobbly things are the seed for pot marigold

[Bex]

Yes the little curly knobbly things are the seed for pot marigold

Thank you Norfolkgrey, who would've thought they'd be so different. I'll get saving.


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[snakeshack]

Yes that's the seeds, they look like something alien


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[veggiechicken]

They remind of gnarled old toe nail clippings

[Bex]

They remind of gnarled old toe nail clippings

That's them. Shame I've no idea what variety they are. They self seeded all over the place.


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[Guest]

They remind of gnarled old toe nail clippings

I hope not yours vc

[Guest]

If they are self saved chances are they will not all come true. Years ago I bought a packet of T+M seeds all yellow with yellow centres (forget the variety) I now have orange with dark centres, yellow with dark centres and yellow with yellow centres which I think is better.

[Bex]

I'm not worried about them coming true. They were all round my border this year. Next year I'd like them somewhere by design as well as round the border.


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[Scarlet]

I let mine self seed and move the plants when they are big enough. Saves having to look after them.

[Alison]

I let mine self seed and move the plants when they are big enough. Saves having to look after them.

I do that too.

[Bex]

That's fine if you haven't got a mom who sees everything that isn't a plug plant as a weed. She digs up everything bless her.




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[Scarlet]

That's fine if you haven't got a mom who sees everything that isn't a plug plant as a weed. She digs up everything bless her.

Tell her to pot them on! No one is too old to learn the difference between weeds and flowers.

[Two_Sheds]

I let mine self seed and move the plants when they are big enough

Yes, I do that too. I tend to keep the ones round the bed edges, and cut down/pull up the others to chop & use as mulch