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