When to plant sweet alyssum in Cessnock
- Sow in trays: late Jan to mid MarCessnock area, humid subtropical
- Sow in the ground: late Feb to mid AprCessnock area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: late Feb to mid AprCessnock area, humid subtropical
- Move seedlings out: late Feb to mid AprCessnock area, humid subtropical
- Sow in trays: late Jul to early SepCessnock area, humid subtropical
- Sow in the ground: early Sep to early OctCessnock area, humid subtropical
- Move seedlings out: early Sep to early OctCessnock area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: early Sep to early OctCessnock area, humid subtropical
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Cessnock. 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.