When to plant sweet alyssum in Bandya
- Sow in trays: early Mar to late MarBandya area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: early Apr to late AprBandya area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: early Apr to late AprBandya area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: early Apr to late AprBandya area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: early Jul to mid JulBandya area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: mid Aug to mid AugBandya area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: mid Aug to mid AugBandya area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: mid Aug to mid AugBandya area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Bandya. 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.