calendula grown by shiny
shiny

Calendula planting

grown by shiny in Raised Bed One · Wellington, NZ

All of shiny's plantings

Done

Planted 2025-10-31

Finished 2026-02-06

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(One emoji = 1 week)

No harvest months for this crop at this latitude yet.

Planted

about 1 year ago 2025-10-31

Progress

Done 98 days

Quantity

unknown seeds

Grown in

sun

Rating

3 of 5

Grown from

Seed

Weather in Wellington, NZ New

Daily high and low
Mixed conditions for calendula so farFrom Oct 31 to Feb 06, 56 of 99 days had a high inside the best range of 16–26°C. The highs were below the best range on 43 days. The weather was too cold on 1 day (lows below 8°C).
2 °C frost lineGrows at 8–30°Grows best 16–26°
Daily rainfall
Rain
318 mm
Hottest day
21.1°C
Coldest night
7.5°C
Soil temperature
15.7°C
Days in its best range
56 of 99
Days
99

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. The weather is modelled for the area around the garden, not measured in it, and runs a few days behind. The totals, charts and expected weather are our adaptation of that data.

Notes

used to make soap

Photos

20251201_084404
20251201_084404
by shiny

Observations

Nothing noticed yet. Note when it flowers, fruits, wilts or falls ill.

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    Planted

Frost

Experimental · new and might be flaky

No frost reached this calendula planting

Frost was possible until 1 Oct. We have no night temperatures for this calendula planting. The calendula planting went in on 31 Oct, 63 days after the usual last frost (29 Aug).

This calendula planting against the frost season

  • Usual frost danger
  • Possible: as early or late as it has come
  • Planting, finished
Frost danger it grew through
0 days
from planting to the latest it has come, 1 Oct
Usual last frost
29 Aug
planted 63 days after it

Experimental: this feature is new and might be flaky. These dates are estimates from 25 km weather-model data, not readings from a station at your garden, so a cold spot can be colder. They may be wrong, so check your national weather service and ask local growers before relying on them.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)

Harvests

No harvests recorded yet.

Seeds saved

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Jobs

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Crop

Photo of calendula

Calendula

Calendula officinalis

  • 23 plantings
  • An annual, living about 98 days
  • Usually grown in sun
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