When to plant sweet alyssum in Buchan
- Sow in trays: early Jan to mid MarBuchan area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: mid Feb to mid AprBuchan area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: mid Feb to mid AprBuchan area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: mid Feb to mid AprBuchan area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in trays: mid Aug to early OctBuchan area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: mid Sep to mid NovBuchan area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: mid Sep to mid NovBuchan area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: mid Sep to mid NovBuchan area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Buchan. 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.