When to plant sweet alyssum in Port Augusta
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to mid MarPort Augusta area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: late Mar to late AprPort Augusta area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: late Mar to late AprPort Augusta area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: late Mar to late AprPort Augusta area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: late Jul to late JulPort Augusta area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: late Aug to late AugPort Augusta area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: late Aug to late AugPort Augusta area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: late Aug to late AugPort Augusta area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Port Augusta. 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.