When to plant calendula in Mount Buller
- Move seedlings out: late Jan to mid AprMount Buller area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: late Jan to mid AprMount Buller area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: late Jan to mid AprMount Buller area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in trays: late Jul to late OctMount Buller area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: early Sep to early DecMount Buller area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: early Sep to early DecMount Buller area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: early Oct to early DecMount Buller area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in trays: late Dec to mid MarMount Buller area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Mount Buller. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
A tough, sunny cool-season flower with edible petals. It attracts hoverflies and ladybirds that eat aphids, and keeps flowering through autumn, winter and spring when little else does. A great partner for brassicas and salad greens.