When to plant sweet alyssum in Port Macquarie
- Sow in the ground: mid Feb to mid MayPort Macquarie area, humid subtropical
- Sow in trays: early Jul to early AprPort Macquarie area, humid subtropical
- Move seedlings out: mid Aug to mid MayPort Macquarie area, humid subtropical
- Sow in the ground: mid Aug to mid JanPort Macquarie area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: mid Aug to mid MayPort Macquarie area, humid subtropical
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Port Macquarie. 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.