When to plant sweet alyssum in Rhydding
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to early AprRhydding area, hot semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: late Mar to early MayRhydding area, hot semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: late Mar to early MayRhydding area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: early Apr to early MayRhydding area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in trays: late Jul to late JulRhydding area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: late Aug to late AugRhydding area, hot semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: late Aug to late AugRhydding area, hot semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: late Aug to late AugRhydding area, hot semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Rhydding. 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.