When to plant sweet alyssum in Dorrigo
- Sow in trays: late Jul to early MarDorrigo area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: early Sep to early AprDorrigo area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: early Sep to early AprDorrigo area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: early Sep to early AprDorrigo area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Dorrigo. 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.