When to plant sweet alyssum in Salem
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to late MarSalem area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to late AprSalem area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to late AprSalem area, cool Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to late AprSalem area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in trays: late Jul to late AugSalem area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: late Aug to early OctSalem area, cool Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: late Aug to early OctSalem area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: late Aug to early OctSalem area, cool Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Salem. 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.