When to plant sweet alyssum in Mungo
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to mid MarMungo area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: late Mar to mid AprMungo area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: late Mar to mid AprMungo area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: late Mar to mid AprMungo area, semi-arid
- Sow in trays: late Jul to late JulMungo area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: early Sep to early SepMungo area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: early Sep to early SepMungo area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: early Sep to early SepMungo area, semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Mungo. 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.