When to plant french marigold in Rainbow
- Sow in trays: early Oct to mid JanRainbow area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: mid Nov to mid FebRainbow area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: mid Nov to mid FebRainbow area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: mid Nov to mid FebRainbow area, semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Rainbow. 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.