When to plant sweet alyssum in Mount Isa
- Sow in trays: mid Mar to mid JunMount Isa area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: late Apr to late JulMount Isa area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: late Apr to late JulMount Isa area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: late Apr to late JulMount Isa area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Mount Isa. 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.