When to plant sweet alyssum in Gillentown
- Sow in trays: late Jan to late FebGillentown area, Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: early Mar to early AprGillentown area, Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: early Mar to early AprGillentown area, Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: early Mar to early AprGillentown area, Mediterranean
- Sow in trays: late Aug to early SepGillentown area, Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: early Oct to mid OctGillentown area, Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: early Oct to mid OctGillentown area, Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: early Oct to mid OctGillentown area, Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Gillentown. 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.