When to plant sweet alyssum in Rocky Plain
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to late FebRocky Plain area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to early AprRocky Plain area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to early AprRocky Plain area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to early AprRocky Plain area, semi-arid
- Sow in trays: late Aug to late AugRocky Plain area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: early Oct to early OctRocky Plain area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: early Oct to early OctRocky Plain area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: early Oct to early OctRocky Plain area, semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Rocky Plain. 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.