When to plant french marigold in Rockhampton
- Sow in trays: early Jul to early AprRockhampton area, hot semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: early Aug to mid MayRockhampton area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: early Aug to mid MayRockhampton area, hot semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: early Aug to mid MayRockhampton area, hot semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Rockhampton. 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.