When to plant french marigold in Exmouth Gulf
- Move seedlings out: all yearExmouth Gulf area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: all yearExmouth Gulf area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: all yearExmouth Gulf area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: early Apr to early DecExmouth Gulf area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Exmouth Gulf. 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.