When to plant french marigold in Kingoonya
- Sow in trays: mid Aug to late FebKingoonya area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: mid Sep to early AprKingoonya area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: mid Sep to early AprKingoonya area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: mid Sep to early AprKingoonya area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Kingoonya. 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.