When to plant sweet alyssum in Jandowae
- Sow in trays: late Jan to early MarJandowae area, hot semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: late Feb to early AprJandowae area, hot semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: late Feb to early AprJandowae area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: late Mar to early AprJandowae area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in trays: mid Aug to mid AugJandowae area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: mid Sep to late SepJandowae area, hot semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: mid Sep to late SepJandowae area, hot semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: mid Sep to late SepJandowae area, hot semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Jandowae. 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.