GROWING MARIGOLD AND ITS BENEFITS

Calendula - a truly universal plant. It is widely used not only in medicine, but also in cooking and cosmetology.

The people call calendula "marigold" for its attractive appearance. The petals of this plant have a bright orange color, and in shape they resemble exquisite manicure. What is so good calendula? How is it grown?

How is calendula applied?

Calendula has found wide application not only in folk but also in official medicine. This plant is an excellent raw material for the production of various drugs, due to its composition.

For raw materials suitable flower baskets of this plant. They are carefully separated from the leaves and the stem and dried in the sun.

Most often from dried flowers prepare the tincture. It is used for gargling with sore throat and tonsillitis, speaking disinfectant.

Tincture rinse the mouth with inflammation of the gums, as well as wipe the face if the skin is oily and has a tendency to acne.

For the treatment of diseases of the intestine using a decoction of calendula flowers. In the same form, this plant is used for asthma and liver problems. A decoction of "marigold" - a great assistant for cervical erosion, they make douching. Fresh Calendula is an effective remedy for warts.

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Useful properties of calendula

Calendula has many acids in its composition - malic, pentadecyl, a small percentage of salicylic and ascorbic, as well as essential oil, mucus, carotene, phytoncides and many other substances, due to which it is an unpretentious plant and has valuable pharmacological properties. What effect does the calendula have on the body?

Anti-inflammatory and wound-healing effect.
Calendula can suppress the growth of the number of bacteria - streptococci and staphylococci.
"Marigold" - an excellent antispasmodic.
Calendula stimulates secretory function, has a choleretic effect.

Growing marigold

The peculiarity of calendula in its absolute simplicity. It grows well in full sun in well-drained fertile soil. If you plant a calendula in a thick shade, you may see signs of damage to the plant with powdery mildew.

In addition, while in the shade, the plant will stretch, and the inflorescences will be small. The most favorable place for planting is near the trunks of trees, where sunlight breaks through the branches, but it is not too intense.

Seeds are sown at the beginning of May, and if the spring is early, then at the end of April. First, prepare the soil, make for each square meter half a bucket of humus along with the ash.

You can add superphosphate and organic potassium, twenty grams of both. During flowering, urea is applied to the soil.

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For planting make small holes, having a depth of two to three centimeters, in each of which lay a few seeds, pre-moistened soil. Between the holes you need to leave a distance of at least thirty centimeters.

To create a thick flower bed, seeds are planted every ten centimeters, leaving about fifty centimeters between rows. Within two weeks, the calendula sprouts, and after a month and a little, it begins to bloom.

In rare cases, calendula planted seedling method. This is done to make it bloom earlier. To do this, seeds are germinated in greenhouses, and when they grow up, they harden sprouts, taking them out to the street or to the balcony every day, and plant them in flower beds a week later.

To prolong flowering, the plant is planted in several stages. It should be noted that too thick planting, as well as excessive feeding can lead to black spot disease.

Calendula care

Calendula does not require much effort and time to care for it. It needs good regular watering, which is carried out at the root. It is advisable to loosen the soil between plants once a week and remove weeds.

Not too often, calendula needs to be fed with complex fertilizer, about once every two weeks. To make the plant look lush, it is pinched.

Do not do this only if the calendula is grown for cutting.

The bright orange flowers of calendula will decorate any flowerbed or lawn in front of the house, besides the plant is very useful. Why not try growing such wonderful flowers in your country house?