When to plant french marigold in Haasts Bluff
- Sow in the ground: early Mar to late MarHaasts Bluff area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: late Jul to mid FebHaasts Bluff area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: late Aug to late MarHaasts Bluff area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: late Aug to late MarHaasts Bluff area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: late Aug to late NovHaasts Bluff area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: early Dec to early DecHaasts Bluff area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Haasts Bluff. 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.