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ze leetle elper
27th April 2009, 08:21 PM
Am growing loads of these, they look great (orange and yellow) and the petals can also be used in salads!! :cool:

http://gstuff.co.nz/shop/garden/images/calendula%20fiesta2.jpg
~Obsidian~
27th April 2009, 11:15 PM
Pretty! How tall do they get/ how fast do they grow?
ze leetle elper
29th April 2009, 10:35 AM
They get quite tall, I'd say about the size of a ruler? Maybe taller? Grow pretty quickly as well, I put some seeds in a pot a few days go, already a shoot sprouting :GreenThumbs: I usually collect the seeds after they die every year so have loads!! Keep them in an envelope till next year :p
~Obsidian~
29th April 2009, 10:18 PM
Collecting seeds :GreenThumbs: I'm going to attempt to do that this year insha Allah, buying seeds every year is expensive!

The height of a ruler isn't tall :p how soon do you expect them to reach maturity?
~Obsidian~
15th May 2009, 11:15 PM
Thank you ze :D
ze leetle elper
18th May 2009, 01:41 PM
No problemo :D mine have sprouted in the ground as well (under the tree :D )
~Obsidian~
18th May 2009, 02:01 PM
In the raised bed? I'm not quite sure what mine are doing atm...