When to plant sweet alyssum in Tranmere
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to late AugTranmere area, Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to early OctTranmere area, Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to mid JunTranmere area, Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to early OctTranmere area, Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: mid Aug to early OctTranmere area, Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Tranmere. 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.