When to plant french marigold in Iwantja
- Sow in the ground: late Feb to mid MarIwantja area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: mid Aug to mid FebIwantja area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: mid Sep to mid MarIwantja area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: mid Sep to mid MarIwantja area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: mid Sep to late DecIwantja area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Iwantja. 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.