When to plant sweet alyssum in Iron Range
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to early SepIron Range area, tropical savanna
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to early OctIron Range area, tropical savanna
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to early OctIron Range area, tropical savanna
- Sow in the ground: early Jul to mid AugIron Range area, tropical savanna
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Iron Range. 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.