When to plant french marigold in Wills
- Sow in the ground: late Mar to late AprWills area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: early Jul to mid MarWills area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: early Aug to late AprWills area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: early Aug to late AprWills area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: early Aug to early NovWills area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Wills. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
The classic companion flower for the veggie patch. Bright, compact and easy, it flowers all summer and draws in hoverflies, whose larvae eat aphids. Tuck it beside tomatoes, capsicum and zucchini, and along bed edges.