When to plant sweet alyssum in Goomeri
- Sow in trays: early Jan to early AprGoomeri area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: mid Feb to early MayGoomeri area, humid subtropical
- Move seedlings out: mid Feb to early MayGoomeri area, humid subtropical
- Sow in the ground: late Mar to early MayGoomeri area, humid subtropical
- Sow in trays: late Jul to early SepGoomeri area, humid subtropical
- Sow in the ground: late Aug to mid OctGoomeri area, humid subtropical
- Move seedlings out: late Aug to mid OctGoomeri area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: late Aug to mid OctGoomeri area, humid subtropical
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Goomeri. 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.