When to plant french marigold in Chilla Well
- Sow in the ground: late Mar to early AprChilla Well area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: late Jul to late FebChilla Well area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: late Aug to early AprChilla Well area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: late Aug to early AprChilla Well area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: late Aug to late OctChilla Well area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Chilla Well. 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.