When to plant french marigold in Barcaldine
- Sow in the ground: early Mar to late AprBarcaldine area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in trays: early Jul to mid MarBarcaldine area, hot semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: mid Aug to late AprBarcaldine area, hot semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: mid Aug to late AprBarcaldine area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: mid Aug to mid NovBarcaldine area, hot semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Barcaldine. 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.