When to plant sweet alyssum in Marulan
- Sow in trays: early Jan to late JanMarulan area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: early Feb to late FebMarulan area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: early Feb to late FebMarulan area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: early Feb to late FebMarulan area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in trays: early Oct to late OctMarulan area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: early Nov to late NovMarulan area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: early Nov to late NovMarulan area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: early Nov to late NovMarulan area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Marulan. 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.