When to plant sweet alyssum in Lismore
- Move seedlings out: late Jan to mid OctLismore area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: late Jan to mid OctLismore area, humid subtropical
- Sow in the ground: early Mar to mid OctLismore area, humid subtropical
- Sow in trays: late Dec to early SepLismore area, humid subtropical
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Lismore. 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.