When to plant sweet alyssum in Kandos
- Sow in trays: early Jan to mid FebKandos area, humid subtropical
- Sow in the ground: early Feb to mid MarKandos area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: early Feb to mid MarKandos area, humid subtropical
- Move seedlings out: early Feb to mid MarKandos area, humid subtropical
- Sow in trays: early Sep to mid OctKandos area, humid subtropical
- Sow in the ground: mid Oct to mid NovKandos area, humid subtropical
- Move seedlings out: mid Oct to mid NovKandos area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: mid Oct to mid NovKandos area, humid subtropical
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Kandos. 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.