When to plant sweet alyssum in Katherine
- Sow in trays: early Apr to early JunKatherine area, tropical savanna
- Move seedlings out: mid May to early JulKatherine area, tropical savanna
- Plant seedlings: mid May to early JulKatherine area, tropical savanna
- Sow in the ground: late Jun to early JulKatherine area, tropical savanna
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Katherine. 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.