When to plant french marigold in Bookabie
- Sow in trays: late Aug to late FebBookabie area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: early Oct to early AprBookabie area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: early Oct to early AprBookabie area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: early Oct to early AprBookabie area, semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Bookabie. 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.