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Marigold
 Marigold is easy to grow. It likes the hot summer sun and keeps most bugs away. It
is a native of Argentina and Northern Mexico.
Planting
The plants are easy to grow from seed and are also available in six-packs
from every garden center. Put them in a sunny spot, about 8" apart, and
they will grow from 12 to 18 inches and bloom until Jack Frost ends their
fun.
Tips
People plant marigolds around more vulnerable flowers in order to act
as a natural repellent. One sniff of its pungent leaves and most insects
head for the next county. Marigolds can bloom all summer especially if
you remove the dead blossoms before they go to seed. French marigolds
(Tagetes spp.) are known to excrete a substance that kills soil nematodes
(small, microscopic worms) and discourage whitefly.
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