When to plant sweet alyssum in Mungeranie
- Sow in trays: mid Mar to late AprMungeranie area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: mid Apr to late MayMungeranie area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: mid Apr to late MayMungeranie area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: mid Apr to late MayMungeranie area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: mid Jun to early JulMungeranie area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: late Jul to early AugMungeranie area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: late Jul to early AugMungeranie area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: late Jul to early AugMungeranie area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Mungeranie. 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.