When to plant french marigold in Piccadilly
- Sow in trays: mid Sep to late JanPiccadilly area, cool Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: late Oct to early MarPiccadilly area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: late Oct to early MarPiccadilly area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: mid Nov to early MarPiccadilly area, cool Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Piccadilly. 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.