When to plant sweet alyssum in Toowoomba
- Plant seedlings: late Jan to early AprToowoomba area, humid subtropical
- Move seedlings out: late Jan to early AprToowoomba area, humid subtropical
- Sow in the ground: late Feb to early AprToowoomba area, humid subtropical
- Sow in trays: late Jul to early SepToowoomba area, humid subtropical
- Sow in the ground: early Sep to mid OctToowoomba area, humid subtropical
- Move seedlings out: early Sep to mid OctToowoomba area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: early Sep to mid OctToowoomba area, humid subtropical
- Sow in trays: late Dec to early MarToowoomba area, humid subtropical
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Toowoomba. 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.