When to plant sweet alyssum in Mount Barker Junction
- Sow in trays: late Jan to late MarMount Barker Junction area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: late Feb to late AprMount Barker Junction area, cool Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: late Feb to late AprMount Barker Junction area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: late Feb to late AprMount Barker Junction area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in trays: late Jul to early OctMount Barker Junction area, cool Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: late Aug to mid NovMount Barker Junction area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: late Aug to mid NovMount Barker Junction area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: early Sep to mid NovMount Barker Junction area, cool Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Mount Barker Junction. 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.