When to plant sweet alyssum in Reedy
- Sow in trays: mid Mar to mid AprReedy area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: mid Apr to late MayReedy area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: mid Apr to late MayReedy area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: mid Apr to late MayReedy area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: mid Jun to mid JulReedy area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: mid Jul to mid AugReedy area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: mid Jul to mid AugReedy area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: mid Jul to mid AugReedy area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Reedy. 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.