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