When to plant sweet alyssum in Point Pass
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to late FebPoint Pass area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to early AprPoint Pass area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to early AprPoint Pass area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to early AprPoint Pass area, semi-arid
- Sow in trays: mid Aug to late AugPoint Pass area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: late Sep to early OctPoint Pass area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: late Sep to early OctPoint Pass area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: late Sep to early OctPoint Pass area, semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Point Pass. 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.