When to plant french marigold in Benambra
- Move seedlings out: early Jan to early JanBenambra area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: early Jan to early JanBenambra area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: early Jan to early JanBenambra area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in trays: late Nov to late NovBenambra area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Benambra. 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.