When to plant sweet alyssum in Dowlingville
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to early JunDowlingville area, Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to early JulDowlingville area, Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to early JulDowlingville area, Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to early JulDowlingville area, Mediterranean
- Sow in trays: late Jul to mid AugDowlingville area, Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: late Aug to late SepDowlingville area, Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: late Aug to late SepDowlingville area, Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: late Aug to late SepDowlingville area, Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Dowlingville. 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.