When to plant french marigold in Newman
- Plant seedlings: early Jan to mid AprNewman area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: early Jan to mid AprNewman area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: early Apr to mid AprNewman area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: early Jul to early OctNewman area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: mid Aug to late OctNewman area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: mid Aug to mid NovNewman area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: mid Aug to mid NovNewman area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: early Dec to mid MarNewman area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Newman. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
The classic companion flower for the veggie patch. Bright, compact and easy, it flowers all summer and draws in hoverflies, whose larvae eat aphids. Tuck it beside tomatoes, capsicum and zucchini, and along bed edges.