When to plant french marigold in Alice Springs
- Sow in the ground: late Feb to mid MarAlice Springs area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: mid Aug to early FebAlice Springs area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: mid Sep to mid MarAlice Springs area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: mid Sep to mid MarAlice Springs area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: mid Sep to early DecAlice Springs area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Alice Springs. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
The classic companion flower for the veggie patch. Bright, compact and easy, it flowers all summer and draws in hoverflies, whose larvae eat aphids. Tuck it beside tomatoes, capsicum and zucchini, and along bed edges.