When to plant french marigold in Monkey Mia
- Move seedlings out: all yearMonkey Mia area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: all yearMonkey Mia area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: all yearMonkey Mia area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to late FebMonkey Mia area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Monkey Mia. 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.