When to plant french marigold in Healesville
- Sow in trays: early Oct to mid JanHealesville area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: mid Nov to mid FebHealesville area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: mid Nov to mid FebHealesville area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: mid Dec to mid FebHealesville area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Healesville. 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.