When to plant french marigold in Mortlake
- Sow in trays: early Nov to early JanMortlake area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: early Dec to mid FebMortlake area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: early Dec to mid FebMortlake area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: mid Dec to mid FebMortlake area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Mortlake. 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.