When to plant sweet alyssum in Wentworth
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to mid MarWentworth area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: late Mar to mid AprWentworth area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: late Mar to mid AprWentworth area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: late Mar to mid AprWentworth area, semi-arid
- Sow in trays: late Jul to late JulWentworth area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: early Sep to early SepWentworth area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: early Sep to early SepWentworth area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: early Sep to early SepWentworth area, semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Wentworth. 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.