When to plant sweet alyssum in Tennant Creek
- Sow in trays: late Mar to mid JunTennant Creek area, hot semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: late Apr to late JulTennant Creek area, hot semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: late Apr to late JulTennant Creek area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: early May to late JulTennant Creek area, hot semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Tennant Creek. 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.