Beginner Gardening: Marigolds not blooming , 1 by timK13

timK13 wrote:
hi so I have a few marigold plants that are just not blooming. I used miracle grow soil which is high in nitrogen and I know this is probably part of the problem. However I have just started fertilizing in the last 2 weeks with a high phosphorus fertilizer but I haven't really seen any changes. they have grown big and green and have plenty of buds. but the buds open about 1/8 of the way and just stay that way. I just tried deadheading a few of them a couple days ago hoping that new buds will come in and open up. I am looking for any advice or suggestions. Thanks a lot!