When to plant sweet alyssum in Murray Bridge
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to mid MarMurray Bridge area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to mid AprMurray Bridge area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to mid AprMurray Bridge area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to mid AprMurray Bridge area, semi-arid
- Sow in trays: mid Aug to mid AugMurray Bridge area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: mid Sep to late SepMurray Bridge area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: mid Sep to late SepMurray Bridge area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: mid Sep to late SepMurray Bridge area, semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Murray Bridge. 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.