When to plant french marigold in Howitt
- Move seedlings out: late Jan to early DecHowitt area, tropical savanna
- Plant seedlings: late Jan to early DecHowitt area, tropical savanna
- Sow in the ground: early Apr to early OctHowitt area, tropical savanna
- Sow in trays: late Dec to early NovHowitt area, tropical savanna
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Howitt. 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.