A snake doctor is not always a person who goes around curing sick snakes. Snake doctor is a local name for an insect. Some people also call this fellow a snake dragon. Others may call any kind of dragonfly a snake doctor. This is very confusing.
1 Marigolds need lots of sunshine. 2  Though they grow in almost any soil, marigolds thrive in moderately fertile, well-drained soil. 3  Sow them directly into the garden once the soil is warm, or start seeds indoors about a month to 6 weeks before the last spring-frost date.hen fertilize lightly with a balanced plant food. It may take a week or two for the marigolds to recover but they should be fine. Next year, if you grow marigolds, you really want to pinch or cut back the new buds and foliage tips when they are 6 to 78 inches tall.
Desert marigold (Baileya multiradiata Harvey & Gray ex Gray) is also called showy desert marigold, paper daisy and desert baileya. The plant grows as a perennial or biennial and reaches a height of 12 to 18 inches. Both the petals and the central disk are yellow, and the flowers bloom from March through November. Leaves are gray and wooly and grow on the bottom half of the plant. Desert marigold is found in the flat desert areas of Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Utah. Plant in partial shade and a dry soil.