When to plant sweet alyssum in Waterloo Corner
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to late MarWaterloo Corner area, Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to late AprWaterloo Corner area, Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to late AprWaterloo Corner area, Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to late AprWaterloo Corner area, Mediterranean
- Sow in trays: early Jul to mid AugWaterloo Corner area, Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: early Aug to late SepWaterloo Corner area, Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: early Aug to late SepWaterloo Corner area, Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: mid Aug to late SepWaterloo Corner area, Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Waterloo Corner. 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.