When to plant sweet alyssum in Kyabram
- Sow in trays: late Jan to mid FebKyabram area, humid subtropical
- Move seedlings out: late Feb to mid MarKyabram area, humid subtropical
- Sow in the ground: late Feb to mid MarKyabram area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: late Feb to mid MarKyabram area, humid subtropical
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Kyabram. 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.