When to plant sweet alyssum in Whyalla
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to late MarWhyalla area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to late AprWhyalla area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to late AprWhyalla area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to late AprWhyalla area, semi-arid
- Sow in trays: early Aug to mid AugWhyalla area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: early Sep to late SepWhyalla area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: early Sep to late SepWhyalla area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: early Sep to late SepWhyalla area, semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Whyalla. 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.