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