When to plant french marigold in Broome
- Move seedlings out: all yearBroome area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in trays: all yearBroome area, hot semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: all yearBroome area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: late Apr to mid OctBroome area, hot semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Broome. 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.