When to plant french marigold in Queanbeyan
- Sow in trays: early Nov to late DecQueanbeyan area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: early Dec to late JanQueanbeyan area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: early Dec to late JanQueanbeyan area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: early Dec to late JanQueanbeyan area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Queanbeyan. 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.