When to plant french marigold in Padthaway
- Sow in trays: late Oct to late DecPadthaway area, cool Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: early Dec to late JanPadthaway area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: early Dec to late JanPadthaway area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: early Dec to late JanPadthaway area, cool Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Padthaway. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
The classic companion flower for the veggie patch. Bright, compact and easy, it flowers all summer and draws in hoverflies, whose larvae eat aphids. Tuck it beside tomatoes, capsicum and zucchini, and along bed edges.