When to plant french marigold in Canberra
- Move seedlings out: early Jan to late JanCanberra area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: early Jan to late JanCanberra area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: early Jan to late JanCanberra area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in trays: late Nov to late DecCanberra area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Canberra. 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.