When to plant french marigold in Rookwood
- Move seedlings out: mid Jan to mid DecRookwood area, tropical savanna
- Sow in the ground: mid Jan to late NovRookwood area, tropical savanna
- Plant seedlings: mid Jan to mid DecRookwood area, tropical savanna
- Sow in trays: early Dec to mid NovRookwood area, tropical savanna
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Rookwood. 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.