When to plant sweet alyssum in Cooktown
- Sow in trays: late Jan to early SepCooktown area, tropical savanna
- Move seedlings out: early Mar to early OctCooktown area, tropical savanna
- Plant seedlings: early Mar to early OctCooktown area, tropical savanna
- Sow in the ground: early Jun to late AugCooktown area, tropical savanna
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Cooktown. 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.