When to plant sweet alyssum in Cohuna
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to late FebCohuna area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to early AprCohuna area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to early AprCohuna area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to early AprCohuna area, semi-arid
- Sow in trays: late Aug to late AugCohuna area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: early Oct to early OctCohuna area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: early Oct to early OctCohuna area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: early Oct to early OctCohuna area, semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Cohuna. 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.