When to plant sweet alyssum in Ararat
- Sow in trays: late Jan to early FebArarat area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: late Feb to mid MarArarat area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: late Feb to mid MarArarat area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: late Feb to mid MarArarat area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in trays: early Oct to early OctArarat area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: early Nov to early NovArarat area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: early Nov to early NovArarat area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: early Nov to early NovArarat area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Ararat. 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.