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When to plant french marigold in Temora

  • Sow in trays: early Oct to early JanTemora area, humid subtropical
  • Move seedlings out: early Nov to early FebTemora area, humid subtropical
  • Sow in the ground: early Nov to early FebTemora area, humid subtropical
  • Plant seedlings: early Nov to early FebTemora area, humid subtropical

Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Temora. 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.

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