When to plant sweet alyssum in Orbost
- Sow in trays: late Jan to early AprOrbost area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: late Feb to mid MayOrbost area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: late Feb to mid MayOrbost area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: late Feb to mid MayOrbost area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in trays: late Jun to early OctOrbost area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: late Jul to mid NovOrbost area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: late Jul to mid NovOrbost area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: early Sep to mid NovOrbost area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Orbost. 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.