When to plant sweet alyssum in Oatlands
- Sow in trays: mid Oct to early JanOatlands area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: mid Nov to early FebOatlands area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: mid Nov to early FebOatlands area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: mid Nov to early FebOatlands area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Oatlands. 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.