When to plant sweet alyssum in Warren
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to early MarWarren area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to early AprWarren area, hot semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to early AprWarren area, hot semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to early AprWarren area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in trays: mid Aug to mid AugWarren area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: late Sep to late SepWarren area, hot semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: late Sep to late SepWarren area, hot semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: late Sep to late SepWarren area, hot semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Warren. 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.