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