When to plant sweet alyssum in Sea Lake
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to late FebSea Lake area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to early AprSea Lake area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to early AprSea Lake area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to early AprSea Lake area, semi-arid
- Sow in trays: late Aug to late AugSea Lake area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: early Oct to early OctSea Lake area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: early Oct to early OctSea Lake area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: early Oct to early OctSea Lake area, semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Sea Lake. 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.