When to plant sweet alyssum in Tanami
- Sow in trays: late Mar to mid JunTanami area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: late Apr to late JulTanami area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: late Apr to late JulTanami area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: early May to late JulTanami area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Tanami. 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.