When to plant sweet alyssum in Mortlake
- Sow in trays: late Jan to late FebMortlake area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: late Feb to early AprMortlake area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: late Feb to early AprMortlake area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: late Feb to early AprMortlake area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in trays: late Sep to early OctMortlake area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: late Oct to mid NovMortlake area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: late Oct to mid NovMortlake area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: late Oct to mid NovMortlake area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Mortlake. 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.