When to plant french marigold in Basket Range
- Sow in trays: mid Sep to early FebBasket Range area, cool Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: late Oct to mid MarBasket Range area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: late Oct to mid MarBasket Range area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: mid Nov to mid MarBasket Range area, cool Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Basket Range. 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.