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