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