When to plant sweet alyssum in Wild Horse Plains
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to late MarWild Horse Plains area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to late AprWild Horse Plains area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to late AprWild Horse Plains area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to late AprWild Horse Plains area, semi-arid
- Sow in trays: late Jul to mid AugWild Horse Plains area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: late Aug to late SepWild Horse Plains area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: late Aug to late SepWild Horse Plains area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: late Aug to late SepWild Horse Plains area, semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Wild Horse Plains. 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.