Growing Non-GMO Cracker Jack African Marigold Flower Seeds

Cracker Jack marigold is a hardy, sunshine-loving entertainer and is most commonly sown directly after the frost. For earliest blooms, begin seeds indoors 6-8 weeks prior to the last frost. Germinate them in warm soil (70-80F is best), fully exposed to bright light. Harden off the seedlings gradually before transplanting them outdoors. After sowing and transplantation, the marigolds should be watered heavily. Cracker Jack African marigolds are native to Mexico and known to tolerate gardens prone to heat, drought, and clay soils.

Avoid overhead watering as this can cause diseases and pests to affect your garden more easily. Avoid problems by irrigating properly and avoiding water on the foliage. These gorgeous marigolds will bloom right up until the first frost of fall. Deadheading them throughout the season can keep the plants looking clean and productive. At the end of the season, there is an option to let the plants decay in place as an easy alternative to mulch or compost for next year’s soil enrichment. Check your plants thoroughly for diseases before letting them stay!

Cracker Jack Marigold in the Flower Garden

Marigold seeds are a favorite for kids or novice gardeners because they are an easy crop that tolerates a variety of difficult conditions. Cracker Jack African marigolds are ideal to have along walkways, borders, or trimming the back of the garden. This variety is also great as a cut flower.

Companion Planting With Cracker Jack African Marigolds

Cracker Jack marigolds are the ideal, easy companion plant for many other plants. Since marigolds are resistant to deer as well as many pests and diseases, they are perfect for interplanting or bordering your edible or ornamental landscape. The plants will bring in pollinators while simultaneously bringing in beneficial insects which repel nematodes, moths, and other damaging insects.

About Cracker Jack Marigold Garden Seeds

Marigolds are one of the most popular edible flowers on the market. Not only can they garnish food, but they are said to have health benefits as well. This variety is of supreme quality for bunches and bouquets.

Tagetes erecta, also known as Aztec, American, or Big Marigold, is one of the most awarded, recognized, and cultivated flowers in the entire world. Tagetes erecta is native to Mexico, (specifically the states of Puebla and Veracruz) despite having a variety of names including African or American Marigold. Marigold has been used for thousands of years by pre-Spanish civilizations in medicine, food, dyes, and rituals.

Cracker Jack Marigolds have 3-5 inch wide semi-double blooms that will keep popping up all season, especially if the old blooms are deadheaded quickly.

Cracker Jack marigolds are easy to grow from seed and are known to thrive in a wide range of hot and thirsty gardens.

Try interplanting marigolds with wildflowers, daisies, and any flower that has similar climate requirements. Marigolds love heat, and sun, and have fairly low water needs.

Tips From Our Gardeners

"Crackerjack marigolds are classic ‘grandma’s’ marigolds that will not fail you! If you’re looking for nostalgia and hardiness all in one, you’ve found it!"

- Lara Wadsworth, True Leaf Market Writer

Cracker Jack African Marigold Seeds Per Package:

• 2 g - Wholesale - Approximately 400 Seeds
• 0.25 oz - Wholesale - Approximately 3,000 Seeds
• 1 oz - Wholesale - Approximately 6,100 Seeds
• 4 oz - Bulk Seeds - Approximately 24,400 Seeds
• 1 lb - Bulk Seeds - Approximately # Seeds
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