When to plant sweet alyssum in Peak Hill
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to late FebPeak Hill area, humid subtropical
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to early AprPeak Hill area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to early AprPeak Hill area, humid subtropical
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to early AprPeak Hill area, humid subtropical
- Sow in trays: mid Aug to late AugPeak Hill area, humid subtropical
- Sow in the ground: late Sep to early OctPeak Hill area, humid subtropical
- Move seedlings out: late Sep to early OctPeak Hill area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: late Sep to early OctPeak Hill area, humid subtropical
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Peak Hill. 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.