When to plant sweet alyssum in Yetman
- Sow in trays: early Feb to early MarYetman area, hot semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to early AprYetman area, hot semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to early AprYetman area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: late Mar to early AprYetman area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in trays: late Jul to mid AugYetman area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: early Sep to mid SepYetman area, hot semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: early Sep to mid SepYetman area, hot semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: early Sep to mid SepYetman area, hot semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Yetman. 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.