When to plant french marigold in Kaltukatjara
- Sow in the ground: early Mar to late MarKaltukatjara area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: early Aug to mid FebKaltukatjara area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: early Sep to late MarKaltukatjara area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: early Sep to late MarKaltukatjara area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: early Sep to late NovKaltukatjara area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: early Dec to early DecKaltukatjara area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Kaltukatjara. 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.