When to plant french marigold in Toowoomba
- Sow in trays: late Aug to late JanToowoomba area, humid subtropical
- Move seedlings out: early Oct to early MarToowoomba area, humid subtropical
- Sow in the ground: early Oct to early MarToowoomba area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: early Oct to early MarToowoomba area, humid subtropical
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Toowoomba. 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.