When to plant sweet alyssum in Ballarat
- Sow in trays: early Jan to early FebBallarat area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: mid Feb to mid MarBallarat area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: mid Feb to mid MarBallarat area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: mid Feb to mid MarBallarat area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in trays: early Oct to early OctBallarat area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: early Nov to mid NovBallarat area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: early Nov to mid NovBallarat area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: early Nov to mid NovBallarat area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Ballarat. 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.