When to plant french marigold in Reedy
- Sow in the ground: early Mar to early AprReedy area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: late Jul to early MarReedy area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: early Sep to early AprReedy area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: early Sep to early AprReedy area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: early Sep to early DecReedy area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Reedy. 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.