When to plant french marigold in Malpas-Trenton
- Move seedlings out: all yearMalpas-Trenton area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in trays: all yearMalpas-Trenton area, hot semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: all yearMalpas-Trenton area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: early Apr to mid OctMalpas-Trenton area, hot semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Malpas-Trenton. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
The classic companion flower for the veggie patch. Bright, compact and easy, it flowers all summer and draws in hoverflies, whose larvae eat aphids. Tuck it beside tomatoes, capsicum and zucchini, and along bed edges.