When to plant sweet alyssum in Cherry Gardens
- Sow in trays: late Jan to early OctCherry Gardens area, cool Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: late Feb to early NovCherry Gardens area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: late Feb to early JunCherry Gardens area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: late Feb to early NovCherry Gardens area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: early Sep to early NovCherry Gardens area, cool Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Cherry Gardens. 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.