When to plant sweet alyssum in Burnie
- Sow in trays: late Jun to late AprBurnie area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: late Jul to early JunBurnie area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: late Jul to early JunBurnie area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: early Oct to late MayBurnie area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Burnie. 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.