When to plant french marigold in Mount Barker Summit
- Sow in trays: early Sep to late JanMount Barker Summit area, cool Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: mid Oct to early MarMount Barker Summit area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: mid Oct to early MarMount Barker Summit area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: mid Nov to early MarMount 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.
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.