When to plant sweet alyssum in Brentwood
- Sow in trays: early Feb to late AugBrentwood area, Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to early OctBrentwood area, Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to early JulBrentwood area, Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to early OctBrentwood area, Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: late Jul to early OctBrentwood area, Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Brentwood. 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.