When to plant sweet alyssum in Manangatang
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to mid MarManangatang area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: late Mar to mid AprManangatang area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: late Mar to mid AprManangatang area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: late Mar to mid AprManangatang area, semi-arid
- Sow in trays: mid Aug to mid AugManangatang area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: mid Sep to mid SepManangatang area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: mid Sep to mid SepManangatang area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: mid Sep to mid SepManangatang area, semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Manangatang. 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.