When to plant sweet alyssum in Chain Of Ponds
- Sow in trays: late Jan to late MarChain Of Ponds area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: late Feb to late AprChain Of Ponds area, cool Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: late Feb to late AprChain Of Ponds area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: late Feb to late AprChain Of Ponds area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in trays: late Jul to early OctChain Of Ponds area, cool Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: late Aug to early NovChain Of Ponds area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: late Aug to early NovChain Of Ponds area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: early Sep to early NovChain Of Ponds area, cool Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Chain Of Ponds. 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.