When to plant french marigold in Murchison
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to mid AprMurchison area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: mid Jul to mid MarMurchison area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: mid Aug to mid AprMurchison area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: mid Aug to mid AprMurchison area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: late Aug to mid DecMurchison area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Murchison. 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.