When to plant french marigold in Yarram
- Sow in trays: late Sep to late JanYarram area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: late Oct to late FebYarram area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: late Oct to late FebYarram area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: late Nov to late FebYarram area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Yarram. 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.