When to plant sweet alyssum in Noarlunga Downs
- Sow in trays: late Jan to early SepNoarlunga Downs area, Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: early Mar to early OctNoarlunga Downs area, Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: early Mar to early JulNoarlunga Downs area, Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: early Mar to early OctNoarlunga Downs area, Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: late Jul to early OctNoarlunga Downs area, Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Noarlunga Downs. 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.