When to plant sweet alyssum in Swan Hill
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to late FebSwan Hill area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to early AprSwan Hill area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to early AprSwan Hill area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to early AprSwan Hill area, semi-arid
- Sow in trays: late Aug to late AugSwan Hill area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: early Oct to early OctSwan Hill area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: early Oct to early OctSwan Hill area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: early Oct to early OctSwan Hill area, semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Swan Hill. 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.