When to plant french marigold in Tanami
- Move seedlings out: early Jan to early NovTanami area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: early Jan to early NovTanami area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: early Apr to early OctTanami area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: early Dec to early OctTanami area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Tanami. 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.