When to plant sweet alyssum in Tomahawk
- Sow in trays: late Jul to early AprTomahawk area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: late Aug to mid MayTomahawk area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: late Aug to mid MayTomahawk area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: mid Sep to mid MayTomahawk area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Tomahawk. 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.