When to plant french marigold in Mount Isa
- Sow in the ground: late Mar to late AprMount Isa area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: mid Jul to mid MarMount Isa area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: mid Aug to late AprMount Isa area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: mid Aug to late AprMount Isa area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: mid Aug to late OctMount Isa area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Mount Isa. 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.