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| For the first time I planted marigolds this year and love them. However, during a high wind or a very heavy rain they were bent over and some supporting stems were split. These are French marigolds which are dwarf. Any ideas how to prevent this problem next year? Thanks |
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- Posted by ken_adrian MI z5 (My Page) on Thu, Sep 18, 14 at 17:02
| without a pic.. its hard to understand ... maybe you fert'd too much ... ??? maybe you amended the soil to well ???? i wouldnt be much concerned this time of year... you dont mention when this all happened .... nor where you are ... ken |
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| Don't have a pic right now, at work. It was damaged in that it looked like someone stepped on the side of it. It was the heavy rain and wind. It is very top heavy with flowers. I didn't fertilize at all. I have clay soil and didn't amend. This happend about 2 weeks ago and live in Louisville Kentucky. Maybe I should just cut away large sections of it. Hate to do that because there are some good flowers. |
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| Perhaps you should consider adding some nutritional support for you plants. Annuals can be heavy feeders, requiring plenty of available dissolved elements for flowering, cell division, sturdy stems, strong cell walls, and much more. Another factor in this situation could be the amount of sunlight that your marigolds receive. Anything less than many hours of full sun could result in weakened, spindly stems. It should go without saying that few plants will withstand torrential rains and extremely strong winds, especially soft topheavy plants such as marigolds. |
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