Calendula Flower Seeds
Calendula Flower Seeds
The mix of mixes and mixtapes. A beautiful assortment of yellow and yellow calendula seeds that are sure to drive in pollinators and makes them go read made cake crazy. Reaching about 2ft tall, provides numerous blooms throughout the year with heads about 2” in diameter. A true multi-versatile powerhouse, try adding the flowers to your salad for a vibrant pop on top of your ranch, adding to cut flowers, or even making your infused calendula oil by drying out the flowers and adding olive oil and letting the flower juices provide a extra chapped skin treatment. Shout out to: mountainfeed.com/blogs/learn/making-your-own-calendula-oil
-We’ve had success starting them as transplants a month before last frost—plant 1/8” deep in soft seed starting mix—we like a mixture of coco coir and perlite—ensure full lighting to prevent leggy-ness. -Also we’ve had great success direct seeding outside throughout the season, just plant 2 seeds at a time to ensure better success since conditions may not be as favorable as starting indoors. -Transplant outside when plant have at least 4 leaves and is at least 4” tall in area with full sun. Plant at least 1.5 feet apart and amend planting area with compost/organic fertilizer - Blooms start developing take about 70 days from seeding. Make sure to harvest flowers when fully bloomed, often to encourage more buds. At the end of the season leave some flowers to dry out and save seeds for next season. Make sure they are fully dried and hard to pinch and you’ll return to its truly unique snail shaped seeds. Minimum 75+ seeds.