When to plant sweet alyssum in Mackay
- Sow in trays: mid Jan to early NovMackay area, humid subtropical
- Move seedlings out: mid Feb to early DecMackay area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: mid Feb to early DecMackay area, humid subtropical
- Sow in the ground: mid Apr to mid OctMackay area, humid subtropical
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Mackay. 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.