When to plant sweet alyssum in Goonellabah
- Move seedlings out: late Jan to mid JanGoonellabah area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: late Jan to mid JanGoonellabah area, humid subtropical
- Sow in the ground: early Mar to late DecGoonellabah area, humid subtropical
- Sow in trays: late Dec to early DecGoonellabah area, humid subtropical
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Goonellabah. 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.