When to plant french marigold in Ngukurr
- Move seedlings out: all yearNgukurr area, tropical savanna
- Sow in trays: all yearNgukurr area, tropical savanna
- Plant seedlings: all yearNgukurr area, tropical savanna
- Sow in the ground: early Apr to late SepNgukurr area, tropical savanna
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Ngukurr. 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.