Why experienced gardeners always add marigolds to the compost heap: the extraordinary benefits of the plant
As you know, lush yellow-orange marigolds, or tagetes, serve not only to decorate the area, but also to fight pests.
An expert of the online publication Belnovosti, agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh advises planting flowers in beds with cabbage and carrots, where onions and potatoes grow, and not forgetting about the greenhouse.
Experienced vegetable growers have gone even further – they recommend adding marigolds to compost without fail.
And, it should be noted, such advice is not without meaning, since it has been established that the cockchafer never lays larvae in compost with the addition of marigolds.
Such fertilizer can significantly increase the fertility of the site.
Compost with marigolds is especially good for sandy soils with a low humus content.
And this plant will only benefit heavy clay soil.
If you regularly sow marigolds in such a plot, the soil will soon become looser, and its moisture and air permeability will become much better.
