Grow It Yourself - French Marigold | Farm To Table - video Dailymotion

Aired (May 19, 2024): Join Alyssa Pontessor as she goes over the steps needed to grow the medicinal French Marigold plant yourself!

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00:00 French Marigold

00:02 It's beautiful and healthy

00:04 That's why even in the early days, our grandparents believed in its medicinal properties

00:11 When you drink it as tea, it can cure sore throat

00:16 It improves skin and has anti-fungal properties in the digestive tract

00:22 A beautiful plant that you can add to your garden

00:27 Here's how to grow it yourself

00:30 First, we will pick the French Marigold seeds from the flower

00:40 When it's dry, we will put it in a seedling tray

00:45 We will put a bottle of French Marigold seeds in each hole

00:53 We can buy it online or from agricultural supplies

01:03 We will cover the seeds with a little bit of soil

01:07 To protect it from the sun and insects

01:19 After 2 weeks, the seeds are ready to be transferred to the pots

01:27 You can see that the roots are growing well

01:38 We will transfer it to the pots

01:43 [Music]

02:03 After a month, the French Marigold is ready to be transferred to the field

02:07 We will dig the soil, because the soil is soft, we can use our hands

02:13 If it's hard, we can use a stick or other gardening tools

02:16 We will take the plant, put it in the hole, and cover it

02:29 If we see that the plant is not enough water, we will water it

02:36 We will not water the plant or the tree

02:42 We will not start from the top, but around the plant

02:47 After 60 days, the French Marigold will bloom

02:53 You can now eat it

02:57 This edible flower can live for 3 weeks to 1 month

03:02 [Music]

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