When to plant sweet alyssum in Port Elliot
- Sow in trays: early Feb to late AugPort Elliot area, cool Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to early OctPort Elliot area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to early JulPort Elliot area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to early OctPort Elliot area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: late Jul to early OctPort Elliot area, cool Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Port Elliot. 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.