When to plant french marigold in Mount Gambier
- Sow in trays: early Oct to mid JanMount Gambier area, cool Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: early Nov to mid FebMount Gambier area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: early Nov to mid FebMount Gambier area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: late Nov to mid FebMount Gambier area, cool Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Mount Gambier. 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.