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