Red Gem
Information
Has deep-red flowers with lighter centres.
One portion contains about 100 seeds.
NOTE The seeds are grown responsibly without pesticides and artificial fertilizers and in a cultivation that is in transition to become organically certified. Conversion to an organically certified cultivation takes 2 years and seeds harvested during that time are classified as "conventional" in year 1 and "under conversion" in year 2.
| Product number: | K575 |
|---|---|
| Scientific name: | Tagetes tenuifolia |
| Botanic family: | The Sunflower Family - Asteraceae |
| Organic: | No |
| Lifespan: | Annual |
| F1 Hybrid: | No |
| New variety: | No |
| Sowing time: | Pre-cultivate: April–May |
| Sowing depth: | 0,5 cm |
| Germination time: | 7–12 days |
| Plant spacing: | 30 cm |
| Row spacing: | 45–60 cm |
| Height: | 35 cm |
| Plant location: | Sun |
| Harvest/blooming: | July–frost |
| Seeds/g: | 1000 seeds |
| Heirloom variety: | No |
Cultivation advice
Sowing
Sow about 6 weeks before setting out when the risk of frost is over.Spacing
Keep 30 cm of space between plants!Harvest
Spicy Tagetes is a beautiful, easy to grow, hardy and is used as a herb in food, with a special taste, a tinge of lemon. This plant flavours desserts well too. Leaves, stalks and flowers are used.Seed
One portion contains about 100 seeds. 1000 seeds/g.Seeds of the Signet marigold have a limited lifespan and generally low germination rate.
