When to plant french marigold in Mansfield
- Sow in trays: late Oct to early JanMansfield area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: early Dec to early FebMansfield area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: early Dec to early FebMansfield area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: early Dec to early FebMansfield area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Mansfield. 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.