When to plant sweet alyssum in Mount Templeton
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to late MarMount Templeton area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to late AprMount Templeton area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to late AprMount Templeton area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to late AprMount Templeton area, semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Mount Templeton. 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.