When to plant sweet alyssum in Leyburn
- Sow in trays: early Jan to late FebLeyburn area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: mid Feb to early AprLeyburn area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: mid Feb to early AprLeyburn area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: mid Feb to early AprLeyburn area, semi-arid
- Sow in trays: mid Aug to early SepLeyburn area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: mid Sep to mid OctLeyburn area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: mid Sep to mid OctLeyburn area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: mid Sep to mid OctLeyburn area, semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Leyburn. 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.