When to plant sweet alyssum in Waikerie
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to late FebWaikerie area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: late Mar to early AprWaikerie area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: late Mar to early AprWaikerie area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: late Mar to early AprWaikerie area, semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Waikerie. 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.