When to plant sweet alyssum in Eidsvold
- Sow in trays: late Jan to early AprEidsvold area, hot semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: late Feb to early MayEidsvold area, hot semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: late Feb to early MayEidsvold area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: early Apr to early MayEidsvold area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in trays: late Jul to mid AugEidsvold area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: late Aug to late SepEidsvold area, hot semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: late Aug to late SepEidsvold area, hot semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: late Aug to late SepEidsvold area, hot semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Eidsvold. 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.