Marigold Inca

(Tagetes minuta )

Annual (2m) Vege Companion and one of the best marigolds to grow for its nemicidal properties. This marigold has a completely different growing habit. It grows like a tree and has trunks like sunflower stalks and insignificant flowers. An odd plant or two scattered around a large vege garden will certainly help keep potato eel worms and nematodes etc. at bay, however we’ve decided they are also an excellent compost crop, and a very good fast growing shelter, if you’re looking for fast shelter for the vege garden. Keep in mind that they self-seed prolifically and in sandy open soils may become a problem. They aren’t a problem in the North on clay soils. They are an important edible plant in South America; the leaves are used in small quantities to season salsas