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