When to plant sweet alyssum in Bowmans
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to late MarBowmans area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to late AprBowmans area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to late AprBowmans area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to late AprBowmans area, semi-arid
- Sow in trays: late Jul to mid AugBowmans area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: early Sep to late SepBowmans area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: early Sep to late SepBowmans area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: early Sep to late SepBowmans area, semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Bowmans. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
A low carpet of tiny honey-scented flowers that feeds hoverflies and tiny parasitic wasps, two of the best aphid and caterpillar hunters. Edge your beds with it, or tuck it between lettuces and brassicas. Flowers most of the year in Adelaide.