When to plant sweet alyssum in Bairnsdale
- Sow in trays: late Jan to early MarBairnsdale area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: late Feb to early AprBairnsdale area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: late Feb to early AprBairnsdale area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: late Feb to early AprBairnsdale area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in trays: mid Aug to late SepBairnsdale area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: mid Sep to late OctBairnsdale area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: mid Sep to late OctBairnsdale area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: mid Sep to late OctBairnsdale area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Bairnsdale. 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.