When to plant sweet alyssum in Hoyleton
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to mid MarHoyleton area, Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to mid AprHoyleton area, Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to mid AprHoyleton area, Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to mid AprHoyleton area, Mediterranean
- Sow in trays: late Aug to late AugHoyleton area, Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: early Oct to early OctHoyleton area, Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: early Oct to early OctHoyleton area, Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: early Oct to early OctHoyleton area, Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Hoyleton. 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.