When to plant sweet alyssum in Lake Plains
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to late MarLake Plains area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to late AprLake Plains area, cool Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to late AprLake Plains area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to late AprLake Plains area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in trays: mid Jun to late AugLake Plains area, cool Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: late Jul to early OctLake Plains area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: late Jul to early OctLake Plains area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: late Jul to early OctLake Plains area, cool Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Lake Plains. 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.