When to plant sweet alyssum in Newcastle
- Move seedlings out: all yearNewcastle area, humid subtropical
- Sow in trays: all yearNewcastle area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: all yearNewcastle area, humid subtropical
- Sow in the ground: early Feb to mid JanNewcastle area, humid subtropical
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Newcastle. 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.