When to plant sweet alyssum in Ashville
- Sow in trays: early Feb to late MarAshville area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to late AprAshville area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to late AprAshville area, cool Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to late AprAshville area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in trays: mid Jul to late AugAshville area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: mid Aug to early OctAshville area, cool Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: mid Aug to early OctAshville area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: mid Aug to early OctAshville area, cool Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Ashville. 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.