When to plant french marigold in Black Point
- Sow in trays: mid Aug to late FebBlack Point area, Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: mid Sep to early AprBlack Point area, Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: mid Sep to early AprBlack Point area, Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: late Oct to early AprBlack Point area, Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Black Point. 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.