When to plant sweet alyssum in Omeo
- Move seedlings out: early Jan to early FebOmeo area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: early Jan to early FebOmeo area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: early Jan to early FebOmeo area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in trays: late Nov to early JanOmeo area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Omeo. 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.