When to plant sweet alyssum in Manoora
- Sow in trays: early Feb to late FebManoora area, Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to early AprManoora area, Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to early AprManoora area, Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to early AprManoora area, Mediterranean
- Sow in trays: late Aug to early SepManoora area, Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: early Oct to early OctManoora area, Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: early Oct to early OctManoora area, Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: early Oct to early OctManoora area, Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Manoora. 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.