When to plant sweet alyssum in Narooma
- Sow in trays: early Jul to early AprNarooma area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: mid Aug to early MayNarooma area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: mid Aug to early MayNarooma area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: mid Aug to early MayNarooma area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Narooma. 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.