When to plant sweet alyssum in Tumut
- Sow in trays: mid Jan to early FebTumut area, humid subtropical
- Sow in the ground: mid Feb to mid MarTumut area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: mid Feb to mid MarTumut area, humid subtropical
- Move seedlings out: mid Feb to mid MarTumut area, humid subtropical
- Sow in trays: mid Sep to early OctTumut area, humid subtropical
- Sow in the ground: late Oct to early NovTumut area, humid subtropical
- Move seedlings out: late Oct to early NovTumut area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: late Oct to early NovTumut area, humid subtropical
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Tumut. 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.