Calendula Seeds
Edible Flowers · Step-by-step guide
How to grow calendula
Golden petals for teas, salads, and skin.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Time to harvest
- 50–60 days
- Sunlight
- 4–6 hrs sun
- Water
- Moderate, let top dry
- Spacing
- 25–30 cm
Step-by-step guide
- 1
Sow seeds 5–8 mm deep in well-draining soil; germinates in 7–10 days.
- 2
Thin to one strong seedling per 25 cm; calendula dislikes crowding.
- 3
Water when the top 2 cm feel dry — avoid soggy soil.
- 4
Deadhead spent blooms weekly to keep flowering going for months.
- 5
Harvest fully open flowers in the morning; dry on a rack for tea.
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