When to plant sweet alyssum in Cowirra
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to mid MarCowirra area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to mid AprCowirra area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to mid AprCowirra area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to mid AprCowirra area, semi-arid
- Sow in trays: mid Aug to mid AugCowirra area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: mid Sep to late SepCowirra area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: mid Sep to late SepCowirra area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: mid Sep to late SepCowirra area, semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Cowirra. 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.