Mr Fothergill's Tagetes Starfire Mix Seeds, Easy for containers, beds and borders. Grow some on in pots to provide instant gap fillers in the border when other flowers finish. .

Sow indoors for surest results, 0.5cm deep, in trays of compost. Water well and place in a warm position. A temperature of 15-20ºC. is ideal. Keep moist. Seedlings usually appear in 14-21 days. Transplant seedlings 5cm apart to other trays when large enough to handle. Grow on in cooler, but not cold conditions. Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions (avoid frosts), before planting out 25cm apart, when frosts are over. Or sow outdoors for ease, where they are to flower, 1.5cm deep into finely prepared soil which has already been watered. Thin seedlings as required. Water well until plants are established.

• A half hardy annual, flowers the same year as sown
• Easy to grow, bushy compact plants
• Masses of vibrant, dainty blooms

Sow time: Feb-May
Flowering/Harvesting time: Jun-Oct