When to plant sweet alyssum in Collie
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to early MarCollie area, Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to early AprCollie area, Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to early AprCollie area, Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to early AprCollie area, Mediterranean
- Sow in trays: late Aug to late SepCollie area, Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: early Oct to late OctCollie area, Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: early Oct to late OctCollie area, Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: early Oct to late OctCollie area, Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Collie. 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.