Pot Marigold
Calendula officinalis
Plant out around your last spring frost. Space plants 8 in (20 cm) apart.
Photo: cultivar413 from Fallbrook, California, CC BY 2.0 · source
When to plant
Timed from your frost dates, so it holds wherever you garden. Give yours and every step below becomes a date.
Optimal Transplant
From a plantRecommended from a plant- Plant outaround your last spring frost
- First harvestabout 50 days after planting out
Optimal Direct Sow
From seedRecommended from seed- Sow outdoorsaround your last spring frost
- First harvestabout 50 days after sowing
Optimal Indoor Start
From seed- Start indoors6 weeks before your last spring frost
- Begin hardening off1 week before your last spring frost
- Plant outaround your last spring frost
- First harvestabout 50 days after sowing
Growing pot marigold
- Spacing in the row
- 8 in (20 cm)
- Between rows
- 12 in (30 cm)
- Planting depth
- 1/4-1/2 inch
- Sun
- Full Sun
- Mature height
- 1-2 ft
- Life cycle
- Annual
Feeding
- How often
- Every 4 weeks during active growth. Keep it light: a complete soluble fertilizer side-dressed monthly is plenty, and plants in already fertile soil need little or none.
Your pot marigold, planned to the day.
Canopy turns these timings into dates from your own frost data, places every plant at its spacing on your garden map, and tracks it all the way to harvest.