When to plant sweet alyssum in Coober Pedy
- Sow in trays: early Mar to early AprCoober Pedy area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: early Apr to mid MayCoober Pedy area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: early Apr to mid MayCoober Pedy area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: early Apr to mid MayCoober Pedy area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: early Jun to early JulCoober Pedy area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: early Jul to early AugCoober Pedy area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: early Jul to early AugCoober Pedy area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: early Jul to early AugCoober Pedy area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Coober Pedy. 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.