When to plant sweet alyssum in Koorda
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to early AprKoorda area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: late Mar to mid MayKoorda area, hot semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: late Mar to mid MayKoorda area, hot semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: late Mar to mid MayKoorda area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in trays: late Jul to mid AugKoorda area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: early Sep to mid SepKoorda area, hot semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: early Sep to mid SepKoorda area, hot semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: early Sep to mid SepKoorda area, hot semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Koorda. 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.