When to plant french marigold in Palmer
- Sow in trays: early Jan to early NovPalmer area, tropical savanna
- Plant seedlings: early Feb to early DecPalmer area, tropical savanna
- Move seedlings out: early Feb to early DecPalmer area, tropical savanna
- Sow in the ground: early Feb to early NovPalmer area, tropical savanna
- Sow in trays: mid Sep to late JanPalmer area, cool Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: late Oct to early MarPalmer area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: late Oct to early MarPalmer area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: early Nov to early MarPalmer area, cool Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Palmer. 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.