When to plant sweet alyssum in Nymagee
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to mid MarNymagee area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to mid AprNymagee area, hot semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to mid AprNymagee area, hot semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to mid AprNymagee area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in trays: early Aug to mid AugNymagee area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: early Sep to late SepNymagee area, hot semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: early Sep to late SepNymagee area, hot semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: early Sep to late SepNymagee area, hot semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Nymagee. 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.