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3
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animals love them (not a good thing),
August 26, 2007
Submitted by Vermont
(read all my reviews)
"Last year I grew the climax marigolds and they were absolutely outstanding, so this year I decided to do several more kinds, including the Ladies Hybrid, Snowball, and Flagstaff, and of course the Climax variety again. For some strange reason, the animals, groundhogs in particular, are absolutely crazy about the Flagstaff marigolds. While they started off wonderfully (started about 6 weeks ahead of transpanting outdoors on Memorial Day weekend), I never got to enjoy them because of a losing battle where the animals would keep eating them nearly to the ground. Oddly, they left most of the others relatively unharmed. The Ladies Hybrids and Snowballs took some damage, but I was able to control it with hot-pepper spray, but nothing seemed to help with the Flagstaff Marigolds, and eventually they were eaten down to the ground and died. I'm very disappointed because by the time they were planted outside they were already huge and starting to flower. For whatever reason, the Climax Marogolds were left alone and did beautifully again. Not everyone will have my troubles with animals, so I woud recommend them, but I won't plant them again, even though I find it hard to believe that one variety is that much "tastier" than another. As they are all in the same general area, it seems that there must be something about the Flagstaff Marigolds that makes them more attractive to animals. The Climax will stay in my "permanent rotation" and the Ladies are so lovely and floriferous that I will plant them again (even though it is a lot of work to keep spraying them with hot-pepper spray). Best of luck to whomever tries them - they looked like they would have been fantastic had they not been eaten repeatedly."
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Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
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