When to plant sweet alyssum in Nickol
- Sow in trays: early Apr to late JunNickol area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: early May to late JulNickol area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: early May to late JulNickol area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: late May to late JulNickol area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Nickol. 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.