When to plant sweet alyssum in Ampilatwatja
- Sow in trays: mid Mar to early AprAmpilatwatja area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: late Apr to early MayAmpilatwatja area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: late Apr to early MayAmpilatwatja area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: late Apr to early MayAmpilatwatja area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: mid Jun to mid JunAmpilatwatja area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: late Jul to late JulAmpilatwatja area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: late Jul to late JulAmpilatwatja area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: late Jul to late JulAmpilatwatja area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Ampilatwatja. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
A low carpet of tiny honey-scented flowers that feeds hoverflies and tiny parasitic wasps, two of the best aphid and caterpillar hunters. Edge your beds with it, or tuck it between lettuces and brassicas. Flowers most of the year in Adelaide.