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Author Garden: marigolds rozy221 Dream Gardener Member # 3850 posted                       I'm growing a bunch of marigolds from seeds and I was wondering if they should be pinched for bushiness or if they take care of that themselves? Plants: 236 | From: Coastal CT | Registered: Oct 2004  |  Seeded: 64.252.73.232 mike57 Super Gardener Member # 4181 posted                       HI rozy221.marigolds will get bushy all bye them selfs.good luck with them.your friend in gardening.mike57 * * * * No One Can Make You Feel Inferior Without Your Consent. Plants: 722 | From: alabama | Registered: Nov 2004  |  Seeded: 216.170.146.59 ChristinaC Garden Pro! Member # 4351 posted                       I never pinch my marigolds either Rozy. They'll be fine. Christina * * * * Plants: 2202 | From: Ontario, Canada | Registered: Jan 2005  |  Seeded: 24.36.135.3 njoynit Garden Pro! Member # 1345 posted                       mine get more blooms when I pinch,than when I don't.When it has 4 leafs when its starting to sprout up the next set.I pinch.It might also depend which kind.I've grown the gems,safari,some other 2 tone like safari and the common yellow gets about 1 1 1/2ft.never tried the tall ones.They are one of the easiest plants to grow from seed. * * * * I will age ungracefully until I become an old woman in a small garden..doing whatever the Hell I want! http://community.webshots.com/user/njoynit03 http://community.webshots.com/user/njoynit http://photos.yahoo.com/njoynit03 Plants: 2209 | From: SE TX`in the yard somewhere most likely | Registered: Jul 2003  |  Seeded: 4.253.64.118 patches1414 Garden Pro! Member # 7979 posted                       Hi Rozy. I've never pinched back my marigolds and they always to fill out and get bushy on their own. However, I do deadhead them (pinch off the spent flowers) so they will produce more blooms and it keeps them neater looking. patches * * * * "Lord, I love you and I need you, come into my heart, and bless me, my family, my home, and my friends, in Jesus' name. Amen!" Plants: 6492 | From: Illinois | Registered: Feb 2006  |  Seeded: 199.217.139.143 tkhooper Official Blabber Mouth Member # 4875 posted                       I didn't pinch last year and had blooms galore and nice bushy plants. I didn't dead head because I was harvesting seeds. * * * * Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005  |  Seeded: 4.249.72.126 dodge Garden Pro! Member # 6964 posted                       Marigolds.......are the easiest things to grow.. They do bushy alone,,, and they are great to plant among your vegetables to keep the bugs and pests off........The pests dont like the smell of marigolds. I planted dwarf french and cracker jack talls this time, from seed..My CJ are really nice I will take a photo. They are a winner. dodge * * * * ''''Those who live in the Lord Never See Each Other For The Last Time!'''' Plants: 3279 | From: Rural - Western Pennsylvania | Registered: Oct 2005  |  Seeded: 198.77.40.99 rozy221 Dream Gardener Member # 3850 posted                       Thanks for all the quick replies guys! That's great-1 less thing to worry about! Now if I can just keep them from getting any MORE leggy..... Plants: 236 | From: Coastal CT | Registered: Oct 2004  |  Seeded: 64.252.75.115

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