When to plant sweet alyssum in Nalpa
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to late MarNalpa area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to late AprNalpa area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to late AprNalpa area, cool Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to late AprNalpa area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in trays: late Jul to mid AugNalpa area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: early Sep to late SepNalpa area, cool Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: early Sep to late SepNalpa area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: early Sep to late SepNalpa area, cool Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Nalpa. 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.