When to plant french marigold in Cooktown
- Sow in trays: late Jan to late OctCooktown area, tropical savanna
- Move seedlings out: late Feb to early DecCooktown area, tropical savanna
- Sow in the ground: late Feb to early DecCooktown area, tropical savanna
- Plant seedlings: late Feb to early DecCooktown area, tropical savanna
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Cooktown. 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.