When to plant sweet alyssum in Yuleba
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to early MarYuleba area, hot semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: late Mar to early AprYuleba area, hot semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: late Mar to early AprYuleba area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: early Apr to early AprYuleba area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in trays: late Jul to early AugYuleba area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: early Sep to early SepYuleba area, hot semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: early Sep to early SepYuleba area, hot semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: early Sep to early SepYuleba area, hot semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Yuleba. 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.