When to plant sweet alyssum in Mulgaria
- Sow in trays: early Mar to early AprMulgaria area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: early Apr to early MayMulgaria area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: early Apr to early MayMulgaria area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: early Apr to early MayMulgaria area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: early Jul to early JulMulgaria area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: early Aug to mid AugMulgaria area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: early Aug to mid AugMulgaria area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: early Aug to mid AugMulgaria area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Mulgaria. 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.