When to plant sweet alyssum in Lower Light
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to late AprLower Light area, Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to early JunLower Light area, Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to early JunLower Light area, Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to early JunLower Light area, Mediterranean
- Sow in trays: late Jul to mid AugLower Light area, Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: late Aug to late SepLower Light area, Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: late Aug to late SepLower Light area, Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: late Aug to late SepLower Light area, Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Lower Light. 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.