When to plant french marigold in Yarralin
- Move seedlings out: all yearYarralin area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in trays: all yearYarralin area, hot semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: all yearYarralin area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: early Apr to late SepYarralin area, hot semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Yarralin. 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.