When to plant sweet alyssum in Goodar
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to mid MarGoodar area, hot semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: late Mar to mid AprGoodar area, hot semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: late Mar to mid AprGoodar area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: early Apr to mid AprGoodar area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in trays: late Jul to mid AugGoodar area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: early Sep to mid SepGoodar area, hot semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: early Sep to mid SepGoodar area, hot semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: early Sep to mid SepGoodar area, hot semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Goodar. 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.