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