When to plant sweet alyssum in Bamaga
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to mid AugBamaga area, tropical savanna
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to late SepBamaga area, tropical savanna
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to late SepBamaga area, tropical savanna
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Bamaga. 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.