When to plant sweet alyssum in Hobart
- Sow in trays: mid Aug to mid MarHobart area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: mid Sep to late AprHobart area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: mid Sep to late AprHobart area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: early Oct to late AprHobart area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Hobart. 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.