When to plant french marigold in Paraburdoo
- Move seedlings out: early Jan to mid NovParaburdoo area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: early Jan to mid NovParaburdoo area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: early Apr to early JulParaburdoo area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: late Jul to mid NovParaburdoo area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: early Dec to early OctParaburdoo area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Paraburdoo. 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.