When to plant french marigold in Bandya
- Sow in the ground: early Feb to early FebBandya area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: mid Feb to early AprBandya area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: late Jul to late FebBandya area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: early Sep to early AprBandya area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: early Sep to early AprBandya area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: early Sep to mid DecBandya area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Bandya. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
The classic companion flower for the veggie patch. Bright, compact and easy, it flowers all summer and draws in hoverflies, whose larvae eat aphids. Tuck it beside tomatoes, capsicum and zucchini, and along bed edges.