When to plant sweet alyssum in Hutton Creek
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to late FebHutton Creek area, hot semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to early AprHutton Creek area, hot semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to early AprHutton Creek area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: late Mar to early AprHutton Creek area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in trays: mid Aug to mid AugHutton Creek area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: mid Sep to mid SepHutton Creek area, hot semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: mid Sep to mid SepHutton Creek area, hot semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: mid Sep to mid SepHutton Creek area, hot semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Hutton Creek. 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.