Hello,

I have a Marigold plant that my son gave me for Father's Day, he grew
it from seeds and it is important to me. I was crushed when I left
the Marigolds he gave me in my car all hot summer day when I was
bringing it into my office at work and most of the plants died. One
survived and seemed to be doing well until I went away for a week and
the person I had asked to water it forgot to. When I returned, the
plant looked wilted and all leaves were drooped. I gave it water and
it began to pick itself up again, however it does not look well.

The bottom half of the stem is red and all branches coming off this
part of the stem are drooping or dead. The red part of the stem has
not grown in diameter and the top part of the stem, which is green, is
thicker. The plant has tried to bloom flowers, but none of them have
completely grown/bloomed.

I'm thinking that the bottom half of the plant is damaged or dead, but
there is some semblance of a lifeline up to the top half. Is there
anything I can do to repair this plant to allow it to grow fully and
produce flowers? Should I bury the bottom half of the flower further
in the soil? One of the concerns I have is that the top half grows
too fully for the damaged bottom have to support it. As it is, the
plant is leaning to one side due to the wait of the top half.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks.

John

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John wrote:

Hello,

I have a Marigold plant that my son gave me for Father's Day, he grew
it from seeds and it is important to me. I was crushed when I left
the Marigolds he gave me in my car all hot summer day when I was
bringing it into my office at work and most of the plants died. One
survived and seemed to be doing well until I went away for a week and
the person I had asked to water it forgot to. When I returned, the
plant looked wilted and all leaves were drooped. I gave it water and
it began to pick itself up again, however it does not look well.

The bottom half of the stem is red and all branches coming off this
part of the stem are drooping or dead. The red part of the stem has
not grown in diameter and the top part of the stem, which is green, is
thicker. The plant has tried to bloom flowers, but none of them have
completely grown/bloomed.

I'm thinking that the bottom half of the plant is damaged or dead, but
there is some semblance of a lifeline up to the top half. Is there
anything I can do to repair this plant to allow it to grow fully and
produce flowers? Should I bury the bottom half of the flower further
in the soil? One of the concerns I have is that the top half grows
too fully for the damaged bottom have to support it. As it is, the
plant is leaning to one side due to the wait of the top half.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks.

John

Annuals die each year but you can save seed from the plants you favor.
Perhaps you can touch base with your son for seeds if they are special
to you. We are passing down food seeds the easier ones like string
beans, tomatoes etc , seeds of new introduction, bulbs, perennials
and trees. Annual flowers na but we do carry over impatiens
especially doubles as cuttings. Marigold to my knowledge can¹t be
propagated except via seed.

Look at

http://www.google.com/search?client=...dsavers&ie=UTF
-8&oe=UTF-8

Bill who thinks as a marigold a pest deterrent in companion planting
as not much eats them.

--
Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA

John Troll wrote:
Hello,

I have a Marigold plant that my son gave me for Father's Day, he grew
it from seeds and it is important to me. �I was crushed when I left
the Marigolds he gave me in my car all hot summer day when I was
bringing it into my office at work and most of the plants died. �One
survived and seemed to be doing well until I went away for a week and
the person I had asked to water it forgot to. �When I returned, the
plant looked wilted and all leaves were drooped. �I gave it water and
it began to pick itself up again, however it does not look well.

The bottom half of the stem is red and all branches coming off this
part of the stem are drooping or dead. �The red part of the stem has
not grown in diameter and the top part of the stem, which is green, is
thicker. �The plant has tried to bloom flowers, but none of them have
completely grown/bloomed.

I'm thinking that the bottom half of the plant is damaged or dead, but
there is some semblance of a lifeline up to the top half. �Is there
anything I can do to repair this plant to allow it to grow fully and
produce flowers? �Should I bury the bottom half of the flower further
in the soil? �One of the concerns I have is that the top half grows
too fully for the damaged bottom have to support it. �As it is, the
plant is leaning to one side due to the wait of the top half.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!! �Thanks.

John Troll

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Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks.


John I'm afraid your plant is doomed. Even the healthiest of marigolds only
last one season. Can you salvage a leaf and a blossom and press it in a
book. Or you could have those put in a resin token for a keychain or small
paper weight or such. In fact you can buy keychain or paper weight kits at a
hobby or craft store and make one yourself from the salvageable parts of the
plant. An example of a kit here http://www.enasco.com/product/9726894 . It
would be one of those things a parent would truly appreciate. Years from now
you could tell your grandchildren about the flower their daddy grew for you.

Val