When to plant sweet alyssum in Kilkenny
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to late AugKilkenny area, Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to early OctKilkenny area, Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to early JulKilkenny area, Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to early OctKilkenny area, Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: late Jul to early OctKilkenny area, Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Kilkenny. 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.