When to plant french marigold in Yantabulla
- Sow in the ground: mid Feb to late MarYantabulla area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: early Aug to mid FebYantabulla area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: early Sep to late MarYantabulla area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: early Sep to late MarYantabulla area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: early Sep to mid DecYantabulla area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Yantabulla. 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.