When to plant french marigold in Goroke
- Sow in trays: late Oct to late DecGoroke area, cool Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: early Dec to late JanGoroke area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: early Dec to late JanGoroke area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: early Dec to late JanGoroke area, cool Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Goroke. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
The classic companion flower for the veggie patch. Bright, compact and easy, it flowers all summer and draws in hoverflies, whose larvae eat aphids. Tuck it beside tomatoes, capsicum and zucchini, and along bed edges.