When to plant french marigold in Dorrigo
- Sow in trays: late Aug to late JanDorrigo area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: early Oct to early MarDorrigo area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: early Oct to early MarDorrigo area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: late Oct to early MarDorrigo area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Dorrigo. 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.