When to plant sweet alyssum in Glenden
- Sow in trays: late Jan to late JulGlenden area, hot semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: late Feb to late AugGlenden area, hot semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: late Feb to late AugGlenden area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: mid Apr to late AugGlenden area, hot semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Glenden. 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.